Thursday, November 27, 2008 Volume 81, Number 7 Daily Bulletin Boston MA

81st Fall North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler New Yorkers lead Milner wins seesaw Blue Ribbon Pairs final in Senior KO Glenn Milgrim of Forest Hills NY and Bobby The team captained by Reese Levin of the Bronx will begin play today as the Milner prevailed in the final of the leaders of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Fifty- against the two pairs will fight it out over two final sessions squad led by Richard DeMartino in for the championship. Levin has won the event a match where the lead switched once and finished second four times. back and forth. Milner gained the Right behind Levin and Milgrim were Jerry control in the final quarter, Helms and Robert Bitterman of Charlotte NC. however, to win the match 113-97. Playing with Milner were Sam – Lev, Fred Chang, , P.O. Sundelin and John Carruthers. small nation, The non-playing captain is Grant large interest in bridge Baze. DeMartino’s lineup featured Senior Knockout Teams champions: P.O. Sundelin, Matt The Netherlands is John Stiefel, Geoffrey Brod and Granovetter, Fred Chang and John Carruthers. Not pictured are a country with a and . was npc. Pat McDevitt. population of about 16 Milner jumped out to a 35-18 lead in the first when DeMartino outscored them 39-12. The million people. The quarter, only to see their edge erased in the second Continued on page 9 European nation is about twice the size of New Jersey. Father-son duo capture The Dutch counterpart to the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs ACBL is the A father and son from Florida took the lead Nederlandse Bridge after the first final session of the Mini-Blue Bond. Membership in Ribbon Pairs and posted a solid game in the the NBB is about evening session to win the event by about 35 90,000 people, playing at 1100 bridge clubs matchpoints on a top of 51. affiliated with the . The winners are Roger Coffman of Palm The ACBL is the world’s largest bridge Beach Gardens FL and his son, Chris Coffman, organization with about 160,000 members. If the who lives in nearby Wellington. Their 59.77% ACBL had market penetration similar to the NBB, game in the second session was good enough to membership would far exceed 1.5 million. distance them from runners-up Arne and Gene So what’s the difference? Maki of Dallas OR. Third place went to Carolyne According to NBB President Armand and George Fox of Manvel TX. Trippaers, who is visiting at the Fall NABC in The father-son winners play together rarely. Boston, a big difference is the way the NBB signs Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs winners Chris and Chris spends most of his time running his produce up members. Roger Coffman. Continued on page 13 If a Dutch player wants to play at an NBB- and your opponents — this will affiliated club, he must become a member of of Goodwill message produce better results for your side the federation – and a member of that club. I’d like to issue an invitation — and a and a more enjoyable game for Annual NBB dues are 20 euros (about $25.50). challenge — to all of you. Join me and other everyone. Clubs charge annual dues of 80 to 90 euros, members of the Goodwill Committee in promoting Do your part. but members pay no card fees, so the annual cost the game we love. , Chairman Continued on page 6 Improve your behavior toward your partner National Goodwill Committee Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Saturday, Nov. 29 Sunday, Nov. 30 10:30 a.m. - Understanding Changes in the Laws seminar. Club 1 - 6:30 p.m. . Room: TBA. Noon managers and directors are invited to join ACBL National 8 p.m. til Vugraph. Room: TBA. Director Rick Beye and the ACBL staff for an overview of the recent changes in the 2008 Laws of . A question-and-answer session will be included. Room: Marriott, Regis. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Thursday, Nov. 27 6:45 p.m. Ellen Kent Director: Why Call? 9:15 a.m. Mike Flader Ruling the Game 6:45 p.m. Barry Harper and Re-evaluation Saturday, Nov. 29 9:15 a.m. Jim Priebe Matchpoint Defense Friday, Nov. 28 6:45 p.m. Jeff Roman The Difference Between Pairs and Teams 9:15 a.m. Phillip Alder The Dummy and Its Play at Trick One LATE NIGHT Late night food will be served following the evening sessions on the fourth Friday, Nov. 28 Cheesecake with Toppings floors of both the Marriott and the Westin. Saturday, Nov. 29 Chili Thursday, Nov. 27 (no food tonight) Boston-area Tours Greed is good (and so is luck) Sharp defense All tours will be back at the Marriott before By On this deal from the first qualifying session of 12:30 p.m. Directions for returning by "T" will be On this deal from the first qualifying session of the Mitchell Open -a-Match Teams, England’s available if longer visits are desired. the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs showed was a David Bakhski and Ireland’s Tommy Garvey showed Boston City Tour triumph for George Jacobs and Norberto Bocchi, but how astute they can be on defense (spots Saturday, Nov. 29 at 9:30 a.m. Cost: $20. it could have been a tragedy. approximate). For an interesting and informative overview of Dlr: East ♠ 7 6 5 3 Dlr: East ♠ A J 8 7 4 the city, jump on board the Old Town Trolley. The Vul: Both ♥ 10 6 4 3 Vul: None ♥ K Q 7 6 135-minute, fully narrated tour covers more than ♦ 10 6 2 ♦ 5 4 100 points of interest, including a 30 minute stop ♣ 8 6 ♣ K Q at the USS Constitution. ♠ Q 8 2 ♠ J 4 ♠ K 9 2 ♠ Q 10 5 Freedom Trail Guided Tour ♥ A2 ♥ K Q 9 7 ♥ A J 10 5 4 ♥ 8 2 Friday, Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m. Cost: $5 ♦ AK ♦ Q J 7 4 ♦ 9 6 ♦ A 10 3 reservation fee (refundable). ♣ K Q 9 7 3 2 ♣ AJ 5 ♣ 9 8 6 ♣ A J 10 7 2 Take the "T" to Park Street. Exit onto Boston ♠ A K 10 9 ♠ 6 3 Common and proceed to Freedom Trail ♥ J 8 5 ♥ 9 3 Foundation headquarters (on the right). A ♦ 9 8 5 3 ♦ K Q J 7 5 2 knowledgeable guide will accompany you as you ♣ 10 4 ♣ 5 4 3 experience Boston history from Colonial times West North East South West North East South through the Revolutionary War period. Highlights: 1NT Pass Bakhshi Garvey Boston Common, Faneuil Hall, Granary and 4♣ Pass 4♥ Pass 1♣ (1) 2♦ King's Chapel Burying Grounds, the Old State 6NT Pass Pass Dbl 2♥ 3♦ All Pass House and much more. The walking tour takes 7♣ Pass Pass Dbl (1) 11-13 balanced or 17+. approximately 1-1/2 hours. It is an outside tour, so All Pass Bakhshi led the ♦9, ducked by Garvey to declarer. dress appropriately. After the double of 6NT, Jacobs reasoned that A heart was next, ducked by Bakhshi. In dummy, South must have the ♠A K. If he had the ♥K Q and declarer played a low spade, won by Garvey with the the ♠A, that would have left Bocchi with only 13 10. Now he made the key play of a club to the dummy. Attendance high-card points, a trifle aggressive even by his Declarer played the ♠A and ruffed a spade, standards. As it was, he was a high-card point light establishing the suit, but when he played a second heart through Wednesday evening for his 1NT (supposedly 15-17). from hand, Bakhshi went up with the ace and played a That left it up to North to find the right opening to his partner’s ace. Now Garvey could cash two 8036 lead, and he chose the wrong suit. A heart lead more clubs to defeat the contract. allowed Jacobs to scamper home with all 13 tricks. Daily Bulletin Page 3

This could get to be a ♠ —- ♥ —- Daily Bridge Puzzle Habert ♦ Q Composed by Derrick Niederman. ♣ A Q J 8 5 Solution on page 6. By ♠ ♠ When an expert makes what they consider to be —- —- Dave was a bit on the shy side, and he was ♥ ♥ a routine play they are frequently surprised when it A J 9 6 reluctant to approach the lovely woman he kept ♦ ♦ arouses the admiration of others. —- K 10 seeing at the bridge club. He decided one ♣ ♣ When Canada’s Rhoda Habert made a 10 9 4 3 2 7 afternoon that he’d ask her out if they played ♠ spectacular that resulted in the defeat 4 against one another, but when she sat down at ♥ of a grand slam, the first person to congratulate her K 7 her table Dave saw that they were both playing ♦ afterwards was the unlucky declarer. 9 North-South. He then counted upward starting ♣ Dlr: East ♠ Q 7 3 K 6 from his own table, just to make sure he knew Vul: E-W ♥ —- When declarer plays the last spade, West has to her table number, and proceeded to write a ♦ A Q J 7 6 surrender. Notice that this squeeze operates against little note, which he folded and taped to one of ♣ A Q J 8 5 either defender who happens to hold five clubs and the boards they had just made. ♥ ♠ J 6 ♠ 9 2 the A. He wrote on the outside “Do not open until ♥ A Q 10 8 ♥ J 9 6 5 3 2 the last round,” and then described to his ♦ K 8 ♦ 10 5 4 2 Practice what you preach partner what he was up to. ♣ 10 9 4 3 2 ♣ 7 By Mark Horton At that point, Dave went to the kitchen to ♠ A K 10 8 5 4 A few days ago, I recommended that you get a cup of coffee. When he returned, his ♥ K 7 4 should always support your partner when you partner seemed worried. ♦ 9 3 have four cards in their suit. Here is an example “What’s the matter?” Dave asked. ♣ K 6 where doing so paid an unexpected dividend. “They changed the movement when you West North East South Dlr: East ♠ 7 6 5 3 were in the kitchen,” his partner said. “Since Habert Wittes Gwozdinsky Quinn Vul: Both ♥ 10 6 4 3 we have 13 tables, a bunch of people felt that a Pass 1♠ ♦ 10 6 2 two-board movement would be better, so that’s Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ ♣ 8 6 what the director did. Your little note scheme Pass 5♥ (1) Pass 6♣ ♠ Q 8 2 ♠ J 4 may not work out so well now.” Pass 6♦ Pass 7♠ ♥ A2 ♥ K Q 9 7 Dave thought things over, but finally said, All Pass ♦ AK ♦ Q J 7 4 “No problem.” (1) Exclusion Key Card Blackwood (asking ♣ K Q 9 7 3 2 ♣ AJ 5 What table was Dave sitting at? What South to show key cards outside the heart suit). ♠ A K 10 9 about his intended date? After South showed two key cards without the ♥ J 8 5 trump queen, North made a grand slam try that ♦ 9 8 5 3 South was happy to accept. ♣ 10 4 BARON BARCLAY From West’s point of view, her holding in West North East South diamonds was horrendous, so in an attempt to Horton Helman BRIDGE SUPPLIES deflect declarer from what might be a contract- 1♦ 1♠! winning , she led the ♦8! 2♣ 2♠ 3♣ Pass 20% discount on all Declarer won with dummy’s ace and when she 4♦ Pass 4♥ Pass books and software! tried to cash two rounds of clubs, East ruffed to 6♣ All Pass scupper the contract. With North-South “marked” with a nine-card The new Laws of Duplicate and Duplicate On a more passive lead, say for example a fit, West “knew” his partner held at most one Decisions available at our book desk. trump, declarer wins in hand, ruffs a heart and then spade, so he was happy to jump to slam. After Stop by the Baron Barclay book desk to see plays all her trumps, squeezing West in three suits. tricks one and two, so was the Rabbi! a free demonstration of Bridgemate® I hate to mention it, but after the diamond lead As an aside, suppose the auction went like Electronic Scoring. there is a winning line even if East has the king. this: After taking the ace, declarer comes to hand West North East South with a trump, ruffs a heart and then runs the trumps 1♥ Pass to reach this position (I have moved the ♦K to the 2♣ Pass 2NT Pass East hand for effect): 4NT Pass 6NT ? At least one South was unwise enough to double this contract. West retreated to 7♣ and South doubled again. He is still waiting for North to find a spade lead. Baron Barclay book desk hours: 8:30 am to 1 pm; 4 to 7:30 pm Baron Barclay is located on the Fourth ♠♥♦♣ Floor of the Marriott, outside the Ballroom Page 4 Daily Bulletin

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be in this article, and Zen & the art of bridge bid 4NT. My partner By Bruce Greenspan passed and Zia’s 1. The #1 rule of bridge – There are no rules, partner bid 5♣. I only guidelines. wasn’t sure what Zia 2. How many of you play better after partner was doing, but if he whines and complains was trying to about your play? convince me that he Assume this is also had a big hand, I true of your partner. wasn’t buying it. I bid 3. Keep the 5♥ (making). It was a bidding in mind as great learning you play the contract. experience. Next time I know the bidding this situation comes happened so long ago, up, I’ll bid 4NT. but it is highly 7. Be flexible. informative. Declarer Make adjustments if play is much easier when you know where the necessary as you play opposition high cards are hiding. If there is an the contract. or double, put most of those points in Preconceived notions that hand. If the opponent makes a two-suited can be deadly. When overcall such as Michaels or an unusual 2NT, it partner is on lead and can give you a road map on how to play the plays a 9, don’t hand. assume it is top of 4. Stay in the present. If you worry about a nothing. Look at your mistake you made last deal, you’ll be worrying cards, dummy’s cards about a mistake you made on this one when the and the card declarer board after that comes up. As much as anything, plays. A 9 may be the the ability to forget about what just happened lowest of three cards. separates the experts from the rest. Focus on the 8. Search out the present. , one of the top 10 top players in you players in the world, wrote a wonderful book area. For the most entitled Bridge, Zia . . . and me. He spent an part, they will be entire chapter describing mistakes he made in happy to offer advice world championships. Trust me, if he’s going to on bidding and play. make them, so are you. Learn from them and Avoid those players move on. Dwell on them and you and your who think they are the partner are in for a long night. top players and give 5. If you really want to learn how to play this lessons during play. great game, call me for lessons (just kidding). 9. Count, Count, Move up in level as soon as you are possible. Count. Audrey Grant Start with the intermediate/newcomer game to says that there are learn the structure. As soon as you are three types of bridge comfortable, move up to the open stratified players, those who game. Finally, move up to Flight A. Play against count and those who Cartoons Jude Goodwin, from the book Go Ahead, Laugh, published by the best players and learn from them. don’t. Which one are . 6. In the Blue Ribbon Pairs against Zia, vul you? The more you against not, I held: count, the easier the ♠ Don’t worry, as the doctor said to the patient K 7 6 game becomes. However, be aware when you ♥ with a kidney stone, “This, too, will pass.” A Q J 7 6 5 4 start counting, your game may hit a speed bump. ♦ 11. Cherish your partner. Without him or her, 7 6 You’re so involved with the counting aspect, the ♣ you would be playing solitaire. 6 basics may disappear in the tall grass. ♦ Zia opened 1 and my partner doubled, Zia’s 10. Don’t get discouraged. Bridge is a most ♦ partner bid 3 , weak, and somehow I found the humbling game, and sometime it seems you get ♥ 4 bid. Zia sized me up, not realizing he would sucked in to a black hole and will never get out. Daily Bulletin Page 5

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Defensive Play commentary: As South, you have no Thinking bridge commentary: As East, “time” to drive out the ♥A. The opponents will By Eddie Kantar with ♦A Q J 10 6, take four diamonds and a heart. Take the spade To cover or not to cover normal third hand play finesse instead. This spade layout is tricky. Start at notrump is the 10 to with the 9, underplaying the 6 from dummy. ♠ Dlr: North A J 10 6 drive out the king, After the 9 holds, continue with the queen, ♥ Vul: E-W K 2 retaining at least one underplaying the 10, and finally low to the jack. ♦ 9 5 4 diamond in partner’s If you start with the queen and West plays low, ♣ A K Q J hand. you will wind up in dummy the next time you ♠ ♠ K 8 7 5 4 3 As West, do not lead the suit with no back to your hand to ♥ ♥ 8 7 6 A 10 9 cover the ♠Q if it is led. repeat the finesse. Play the same with J-9-x ♦ ♦ 8 7 3 A Q J 10 6 Your length plus lack of intermediate spot cards facing A-Q-10-x. Start with the 9, not the jack. ♣ ♣ 7 5 10 9 3 2 dictate playing low. ♠ Q 9 2 ♥ Q J 5 4 3 ♦ K 2 ♣ 8 6 4 West North East South 1♣ 1♦ 1♥ Melissa Parkin and Luke Dwyer have been Pass 1♠ Pass 1NT playing together for four Pass 3NT All Pass years. The Bostonians ♦ Opening lead: 3. were playing in Bidding commentary: As North, you are a yesterday’s 299er game. point shy to jump shift to 2♠ with a balanced This is the fourth NABC hand, and 2NT is out with no diamond stopper. for Parkin, a genetic South’s 1NT rebid shows a good 7 to10 high-card researcher at MIT, and points and at least one diamond stopper – enough Dwyer, a sales for North to bid 3NT. representative with the Lead commentary: With three low cards in Boston Red Sox. partner’s unsupported suit, lead low to show length. The lead of a high spot card in partner’s unsupported suit shows shortness.

Bunker Hill and Charlestown. stained-glass windows); Arlington Street Church Walking Tours: Boston Quincy Market and Waterfront – Walk over (Louis Comfort Tiffany windows). Continue walk to “America’s Walking City” to the waterfront with views of the Rose Kennedy Newbury Street and window shop in Boston’s most Maps available at Information Desks at the Gardens (atop the ‘Big Dig’), Long Wharf and trendy area. Westin and Marriott hotels in Copley Place. Public Rowes Wharf and New England Aquarium. Visit the Harvard Square – Walk through historic transportation maps available as well. “T” costs $2 buildings of the former Faneuil Hall produce and Harvard Yard stopping at the John Harvard Statue, per ride. meat markets, which have been converted to Widener Library, Memorial Church and Holden Freedom Trail – Experience Boston history boutiques, restaurants, and pubs which maintain the Chapel. Visit the Sackler (Eastern) and Busch- from Colonial times through the Revolutionary War historic character of the area. (Germanic) Art Museums - $8/$6, period: Highlights include Boston Common, Faneuil Beacon Hill – Stroll along Charles Street lined Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Hall, Granary and King’s Chapel Burying Grounds, with charming shops and restaurants, including and the Museum of Natural History. Meander Old State House; then to North End (see below) and antique browsing. Continue along Mt. Vernon Street around the shops in Harvard Square. Charlestown, which is home to the “USS and Louisburg Square, Boston’s most prestigious Constitution”. Obtain a map at the Information Desk address, and Massachusetts State House facing Notice to players or visit Freedom Trail Foundation, 147 Tremont Boston Common and Public Gardens. Each player must have an ACBL convention Street (Boston Common), for guided tours. Copley Square – Boston Public Library card filled out and on the table. Please note that North End – Continue Freedom Trail tour featuring bronze doors representing Music and other types of convention cards, such as the WBF through Hanover Street, home of the lively Italian Poetry, Knowledge and Wisdom, and Truth and or homemade cards that do not community enjoying area’s ethnic restaurants and Romance; John Singer Sargent’s murals of Judiasm sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, markets. Visit the Old North Church, Paul Revere and Christianity and Edward Abbey’s Pre- are not acceptable substitutes. House ($5) and tree-lined mall, and Copp’s Hill Raphaelite murals of the Quest for the Holy Grail; Burying Ground with views over the harbor to Trinity Church (North Portico and North Transept Page 6 Daily Bulletin

Dutch He says some clubs have begun offering players the opportunity to select the number of Nicely done Continued from page 1 boards they want to play when they show up for a By session, and the movements are set up to England’s Paul Hackett played nicely on this of playing bridge at one’s club– however often its accommodate those who play as few as 16 deals deal from the first session of the Mitchell Open doors open – is about $130. before heading for home. Board-a-Match Teams (hands rotated). ♠ Trippaers says there are another 1100 Clubs that have adopted this policy, he says, Dlr: North A K 9 4 2 ♥ duplicate clubs in his country that are not have seen their memberships soar. Some have Vul: None 8 4 3 ♦ affiliated with the national organization. seen such large increases that they had to stop J 6 2 ♣ He says a study not long ago indicated that accepting new members. “They don’t have the 10 5 ♠ ♠ there are 500,000 people in the Netherlands who space,” he says. Q 10 7 5 J 8 3 ♥ ♥ play duplicate at least one every couple of weeks. 10 7 6 5 2 ♦ ♦ The ACBL has about 3200 sanctioned clubs, K Q 10 9 A 8 7 4 3 ♣ ♣ but ACBL membership is not required for players J Q 9 8 6 ♠ at the various clubs. 6 Do you seek perfection? ♥ Trippaers says the NBB provides software to A K Q J 9 By Brian Senior ♦ each club – most of which use electronic scoring 5 What’s your philosophy? Do you look for any ♣ such as the Bridge Mate – to allow for A K 7 4 3 2 possible slam, giving away information to the West North East South downloading to the federation web site of every defense, or just settle for game and make the game. Most of the reports include the contracts Hanlon Hackett defense more difficult? ♣ that were played by each pair – and those using Pass Pass 1 At pairs, I am a strong believer in the latter ♠ ♥ computer-generated deals include the deals as well Pass 1 Pass 2 approach. After all, an extra overtrick could win the ♠ ♥ as the scores. Pass 2 Pass 3 board just as easily as finding a perfect-fit slam. ♥ As Trippaers describes the average NBB Pass 4 All Pass Take this deal from the first qualifying session of ♦ ♦ member, there are close similarities to ACBL West led the K, then the Q, forcing the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Hackett to . He cashed the ♣A and viewed members, especially in their focus on local games. ♠ Dlr: North J 5 3 2 West’s jack with grave suspicion. Hackett judged “Most of our players don’t know or care about the ♥ Vul: N-S 9 5 to lead a low club to the 10 and queen, and back international game,” he says. ♦ J 6 5 2 came the ♦A, ruffed. There’s another similarity between ACBL and ♣ A8 6 When Hackett led a low club, West discarded the NBB – an aging membership. Trippaers says ♠ ♠ 9 8 6 A Q 10 4 a spade, so dummy could ruff cheaply. Hackett led the average age of the NBB member has edged ♥ ♥ Q 8 6 3 A K J 4 2 a heart to the ace and decided that hearts rated to upwards of 65. They, like their ACBL ♦ ♦ Q 10 8 4 7 be 4-1, so he played the ♣K, West discarding, then counterparts, also like their . ♣ ♣ J 10 K Q 2 another club. When West again discarded, so did He says two factors have made bridge a ♠ K 7 Hackett, after which he was home. popular leisure-time activity in his country. ♥ 10 7 At the other table, 6♥ was down three, First, in the Seventies, before everyone had ♦ AK 9 3 declarer having no option but to play the ♣A and 100 or more TV channels to watch, there was a ♣ 9 7 5 4 3 the ♣K. program on television about how to play bridge. West North East South About the same time, a how-to-play-bridge book Bird Senior Solution to the bridge puzzle titled From Start to Finish was published and sold ♥ Pass 1 (1) Pass on page 3. more than 1 million copies. ♥ ♥ 2 Pass 4 All Pass Assuming that Dave wasn’t willing to let That laid the foundation for the Dutch (1) Four-card majors. people’s interest in the game, and the NBB has just anyone read his note, it follows that the East could have looked for something like: board in question will end up at the same table made it a priority to “keep in contact with ♠ K 7 3 regardless of the movement. That would members,” sending them a 74-page, full-color ♥ Q 8 6 3 happen if he was sitting at table 7, preparing magazine 11 times a year and setting up an ♦ 9 3 2 board 21, with his intended recipient at table Internet bridge club called Step Bridge – annual ♣ A9 7 13. In a 13-table, three-board movement, dues 30 euros. “We do a lot for our players,” with this partner by splintering with 4♦, but then the Trippaers says. board 21 would start at table 7 and end up at defense would know of both his great strength and table 13. In a two-board movement, board 21 Players who represent the Netherlands in the shortage. international competition receive subsidies from would start at table 11 and again end up at The simple jump to game paid huge dividends table 13. the Dutch Olympics Committee, and there are when one of the game’s modern-day greats, Alfredo programs for teaching bridge in schools, although The only other boards that are similarly Versace, cashed a top diamond, thought a bit and “fixed” in a 13-table movement are boards 23, Trippaers says, “There aren’t enough of them.” tried an aggressive switch to the ♠K – not the play Lately, he says, the NBB and the Dutch 24, 25, and 26. The first two would end up at to paralyze declarer! table 1 regardless, while the last two would government have combined efforts to try to tear ♠ ♥ ♥ The A was followed by the A and K, then end up at table 2. But the conditions of the people away from their television sets and get ♣ the 2. That slipped past the ace, and now the problem suggested that Dave was at a lower- them to social activities, including bridge, and the simple spade finesse provided a discard for NBB is formulating a campaign aimed at getting numbered table than the woman he wanted to dummy’s remaining club. That was 12 tricks for get together with. people between 40 and 45 to return to bridge. plus 480 and all 25 matchpoints. Daily Bulletin Page 7

On my next deal, the number was smaller, but There will be blood the matchpoints only went in one direction: Six years later, By Mark Horton Dlr: West ♠ A Q 9 8 less happy ending If you have seen the epic movie starring Vul: E-W ♥ 8 3 Daniel Day-Lewis you may recall that it is set in ♦ By J 9 8 7 6 4 One of my most memorable deals ever took place the town of Little Boston. That and the fact that at ♣ 10 at the Washington DC NABC in 2002. matchpoints it is not unusual for someone’s blood ♠ ♠ K 7 6 10 5 4 3 Dlr: South ♠ 9 2 to be spilt was sufficient inspiration for the title of ♥ ♥ K Q J 9 6 5 4 Vul: None ♥ A K J 10 this piece. ♦ ♦ 10 5 AK 3 ♦ K 9 7 Here is my first gruesome offering: ♣ A 8 7 4 2 ♣ 6 5 ♠ ♣ K 8 5 2 Dlr: North J 5 3 2 ♠ J 2 ♥ ♠ Q 8 7 3 ♠ A K 10 5 4 Vul: N-S 9 5 ♥ A 10 7 2 ♦ ♥ 9 7 ♥ 8 6 5 4 2 J 6 5 2 ♦ Q 2 ♣ ♦ 10 8 5 ♦ 6 2 A8 6 ♣ K Q J 9 3 ♠ ♠ ♣ 10 9 7 3 ♣ 4 9 8 6 A Q 10 4 West North East South ♥ ♥ ♠ J 6 Q 8 6 3 A K J 4 2 Horton Helman ♦ ♦ ♥ Q 3 Q 10 8 4 7 1♣ 2♦ Dbl Pass ♣ ♣ ♦ A Q J 4 3 J 10 K Q 2 3♣ All Pass ♠ ♣ A Q J 6 K 7 North led the ♥8, and declarer won with the ♥ Playing in the Mixed Board-a-Match Teams 10 7 jack. When he played the ♣A and a low club, ♦ with Lisa Berkowitz, I opened the South hand A K 9 3 South drew trumps, cashed the ♥A and exited ♣ with a Precision 1♣. Our unfamiliar partnership 9 7 5 4 3 with a spade for plus 300. West North East South reached the inelegant contract of 6NT by North. I’ll conclude with this neat effort: East could have left well enough alone and led his Horton Helman ♠ Dlr: South A J 10 9 6 ♠K for down four. When he greedily doubled, I Pass 1♥ Dbl! ♥ Vul: None 7 5 ran to 7♣, knowing his partner would be on lead. Pass! 1♠ 1NT Pass ♦ A J 8 3 2 Against 7♣, West didn’t find the spade lead, so we Pass 2♠ Dbl All Pass ♣ 8 made our grand slam and went on to win the Despite the warning note sounded by East’s ♠ ♠ Q 8 7 5 4 2 K event. 1NT I felt I had enough to compete. East’s double ♥ ♥ 8 K Q J 10 6 4 Now, six years later, in the first session of the and the appearance of dummy (the Rabbi had a ♦ ♦ K Q 10 6 7 4 Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs came this deal: couple of clubs in with his spades) quickly ♣ ♣ Q 9 J 10 6 2 Dlr: East ♠ 7 6 5 3 shattered that illusion. Minus 1100 proved to be a ♠ 3 Vul: Both ♥ 10 6 4 3 modest result. ♥ A 9 3 2 ♠ ♦ 10 6 2 Dlr: West A 10 8 7 ♦ 9 5 ♥ ♣ 8 6 Vul: N-S A K 7 4 ♣ A K 7 5 4 3 ♦ ♠ Q 8 2 ♠ J 4 J 9 6 West North East South ♣ ♥ A2 ♥ K Q 9 7 10 5 1♣ ♠ ♠ ♦ AK ♦ Q J 7 4 J 6 Q 4 2♠ Pass Pass Dbl ♥ ♥ ♣ K Q 9 7 3 2 ♣ AJ 5 J 9 8 Q 6 4 3 Pass Pass 3♥ Dbl ♦ ♦ ♠ A K 10 9 K Q 8 5 A 7 3 2 All Pass ♣ ♣ ♥ J 8 5 K J 7 4 A6 3 South cashed his top clubs and switched to the ♠ ♦ 9 8 5 3 K 9 5 3 2 ♦9. Declarer put up dummy’s king and when that ♥ ♣ 10 4 10 2 was allowed to hold he played a spade. North took ♦ I opened the East hand 1NT showing 14-16. 10 4 the ace and switched to a trump. South took the ♣ Q 9 8 2 This time, my partner was Lisa’s husband, David ace and played a club. North ruffed, cashed the Berkowitz. He bid 4♣ (Gerber), and over the one- West North East South ♦ A and could then play any of his remaining ace reply he bid 6NT. This would have made Horton Helman cards to promote South’s ♥9 for plus 500. 1NT 2♦ Pass 2♠ easily if the opening leader didn’t know to lead Pass Pass Dbl All Pass spades. ♠ After West’s 10-13 1NT and North’s majors- Put ‘em out Déjà vu – the opening leader had the AK showing overcall, East intended his double for and greedily doubled. More déjà vu – David ran to Smoking is not permitted ♣ takeout. When East took a different view it cost 7 ! South chose not to double. Now, North had to in either of the host hotels at minus 870. find a spade lead or we would take all 13 tricks. the Boston NABC. This is not Mildred Breed thought it over and guessed to lead only a matter of Marriott and a spade, down 2. Not so happy an ending this Child Care Westin policy, but also of time. I’ve got to stop reaching 6NT off cashing Child care is available daily from noon to 5 ACBL regulation. ace-kings. pm and 7 pm to midnight. Players found smoking (even in stairwells and For more information, contact Donna emergency exits) near any of the playing areas are Compton at the Westin, Room 1527. subject to scoring penalties. If you want to smoke, please step outside. Page 8 Daily Bulletin

♠ K J Queen finding for ♥ K Brilliancy missed dummies ♦ —- On this deal, I thought our opponents had the ♣ 5 chance to be brilliant, but it was a difficult play to By Barry Rigal ♠ ♠ find. On this deal from the first qualifying session Q 9 6 3 ♥ —- ♥ —- As West in third seat, you hold: of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, Bill Pollack ♠ ♦ —- ♦ —- 6 demonstrated that the best way to play a contract ♥ ♣ AJ 7 ♣ K 10 8 5 4 3 2 on which you need to locate a queen is to ignore ♦ ♠ 10 AK 8 6 the suit. ♣ 10 4 ♠ ♥ —- Dlr: North 10 7 6 3 and decide to open 2♥, and the auction proceeds as ♥ ♦ —- Vul: None 10 9 7 6 follows: ♦ ♣ Q 10 3 Q 7 West North East South ♣ Pollack exited with a spade to North’s king. 10 9 7 Pass Pass ♠ ♠ North could exit with a club to dummy’s king, but K 9 8 4 2 AQ 5 2♥ 2♠ Pass 2NT ♥ ♥ Pollack had a trump at the end. A K J 5 4 Pass 3NT Dbl All Pass ♦ ♦ J 10 9 4 A K 6 5 You have been dealt the natural lead of the ♦A ♣ ♣ 5 4 2 Q 3 and see no reason not to make it. This is what you ♠ J By Brian Senior see in dummy: ♥ Q 8 3 2 Board 10 from the first qualifying session of ♠ A K J 9 4 ♦ 8 3 2 the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs was a wild affair, ♥ A7 6 ♣ A K J 8 6 featuring a solid nine-card suit in a 9-4 hand – ♦ Q J 9 ♠ Pollack, West, played in 4 after his partner which frequently was held by a defender. ♣ J 9 ♦ ♣ opened 1 and South overcalled 2 . Dlr: East ♠ —- Partner plays a discouraging card on your high The defense started with three rounds of clubs. Vul: Both ♥ —- diamond. What next? Pollack ruffed the third round in dummy and ♦ A K Q J 10 9 8 5 3 Partner presumably has a spade stack. Do you ♠ ♠ cashed the A and Q, getting the bad news. ♣ 7 6 5 2 need to play the suit now? At the table, West played He the played a heart to the ace, a diamond to ♠ 9 7 6 3 2 ♠ A J 10 8 his partner for three diamonds and played a low one. ♥ the ace, cashed the K and ruffed a heart. Now a ♥ A 10 8 7 5 4 2 ♥ J 9 3 Declarer won and played a third diamond as East second diamond was followed by a second heart ♦ —- ♦ 2 showed out, pitching an encouraging club. ♠ ruff, getting his trick total to nine. The K ♣ K ♣ A Q J 8 4 At that point, it was too late for the defense. ♦ represented the 10th trick. Even if the Q been ♠ K Q 5 4 Declarer can cash a top spade and all the diamonds offside, Pollack still would have had 10 tricks. ♥ K Q 6 and hearts and endplay East in clubs to lead a spade A few boards later: ♦ 7 6 4 into the tenace. To set the contract, you have to play ♠ Dlr: North A K J 4 ♣ 10 9 3 a club to partner’s queen at trick two. Declarer must ♥ Vul: E-W K J 10 6 5 West North East South , and now the ♣A and another club breaks up ♦ K 4 3 1♣ Pass the endplay. ♣ 5 1♥ 5♦ Pass Pass Dlr: East ♠ A K J 9 4 ♠ ♠ Q 8 9 6 3 2 5♥ Pass Pass Dbl Vul: Both ♥ A7 6 ♥ ♥ A Q 9 3 2 All Pass ♦ Q J 9 ♦ ♦ 10 9 8 5 AQ As we are assured by Deep Finesse, even 6♥ ♣ J 9 ♣ ♣ A J 7 6 4 2 K 9 8 is cold if played by West. This is because the ♣K ♠ 6 ♠ Q 10 8 3 ♠ 10 7 5 can be overtaken without costing a club trick. ♥ 10 8 5 4 3 2 ♥ 9 ♥ 8 7 4 However, what about 5♥ on a diamond lead? ♦ AK 8 6 ♦ 5 2 ♦ J 7 6 2 I watched declarer ruff, overtake the ♣K and ♣ 10 4 ♣ A Q 8 7 3 2 ♣ Q 10 3 play the ♥J, which held the trick, then a heart to ♠ 7 5 2 After North had shown both majors, Pollack the queen and ace. He continued with a spade to ♥ K Q J ♣ played in 4 . North led a top spade and shifted to the 10 and queen. South cashed the ♥K, but that ♦ 10 7 4 3 ♥ a diamond. Pollack finessed and played to the A, was it for the defense, courtesy of the very ♣ K 6 5 then followed with the ♦A, heart ruff, diamond fortunate club position. ruff, heart ruff, diamond ruff, heart ruff. This was Best is for declarer to lead an intermediate the ending: heart from hand at trick two, say the 7, playing low from dummy. South wins but is now Notice to night owls endplayed to give the extra dummy entry to pick Players should be advised that the over-street up trumps and lose, at worst, one spade trick, walkway connecting the Westin Hotel with the whatever the lie of the black suits. Copley Place Mall closes at 2 a.m. each evening. Players that need to cross from the Westin to the Marriott after that hour must do so outside. ♠♥♦♣ Daily Bulletin Page 9

Bruce Ferguson: Genius Bruce Ferguson: Idiot Senior KO Bruce Ferguson found a brilliant defense on Forget that nonsense you just read in the Continued from page 1 this deal from the Tuesday-Wednesday knockouts. “Bruce Ferguson: Genius” article. Here’s what Ferguson was playing with team captain Bob really happened. Ferguson found a way to let halftime score was DeMartino 57, Milner 47. Hollman against Mary Ann Berg’s squad. through a no-play game on this deal from the The Milner squad retaliated in the third set, Ferguson picked up (spots approximate): Tuesday-Wednesday knockouts. Ferguson was however, establishing an 89-74 lead with 16 ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 3 2 9 7 5 2 A K Q 8 Q J 4. playing with team captain Bob Hollman against boards left to play. DeMartino was unable to close ♥ His right-hand opponent opened 1 , Ferguson Mary Ann Berg’s squad. the difference in the final quarter, and Milner ♦ ♦ overcalled 2 on his four-card suit, LHO bid 3 Ferguson picked up (spots approximate): claimed the win. ♥ ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ (limit-plus), and Hollman passed. Opener bid 4 3 2 9 7 5 2 A K Q 8 Q J 4. This is the first time that any of the members ♥ ending the auction. His right-hand opponent opened 1 , Ferguson of the Milner team have won the Senior ♦ ♦ ♦ Ferguson led the A and saw this dummy: overcalled 2 on his four-card suit, LHO bid 3 Knockouts, with the exception of Sundelin, who ♠ ♥ K Q 5 (limit-plus), and Hollman passed. Opener bid 4 was on the winning squad in 2002. ♥ K 10 6 ending the auction. ♦ 10 7 2 Ferguson led the ♦A and saw this dummy: Milner 35 47 89 113 ♣ K 10 8 3 ♠ K Q 5 ♠ 3 2 ♥ K 10 6 DeMartino 18 57 74 97 ♥ 9 7 5 3 ♦ 10 7 2 ♦ A K Q 8 ♣ K 10 8 3 ♣ Q J 4 ♠ 3 2 Individual Regional not just Ferguson next cashed the ♦K Q, all ♥ 9 7 5 3 for Individuals! ♦ following. His partner played diamonds up the A K Q 8 The annual Keohane Individual Regional bills ♣ line, showing either no preference for a switch or Q J 4 itself as “the world’s only remaining Individual ♦ something in clubs. How to continue? Ferguson next cashed the K Q, all Tournament.” What many players don’t know, Ferguson reasoned that if partner held neither following. His partner played diamonds up the however, is that the tournament —- held at the black ace, the contract could still be defeated if line, showing either no preference for a switch or Boston Marriott in Newton MA Jan. 7-11, 2009 —- ♥ ♥ East held as much as the singleton J or Q. something in clubs. How to continue? has a five-day schedule that features typical pairs Besides, if partner held a black ace, it was difficult Ferguson reasoned that if partner held neither and teams events unrelated to the Individual to see how it could go away. Ferguson continued, black ace, the contract could still be defeated if contests. ♥ ♥ therefore, with the 13th diamond. East held as much as the singleton J or Q. Don’t let the “Individual” label keep you away. Success! Here’s the full deal: Besides, if partner held a black ace, it was difficult Come see the tournament for yourself! Visit ♠ K Q 5 to see how it could go away. Ferguson continued, nebridge.org and make your pans to attend the 65th ♥ K 10 6 therefore, with the 13th diamond. Keohane Individual Regional in January. ♦ 10 7 2 Oy. Here’s the full deal: ♣ K 10 8 3 ♠ K Q 5 ♠ 3 2 ♠ J 10 9 8 ♥ K 10 6 ♥ 9 7 5 3 ♥ J ♦ 10 7 2 ♦ A K Q 8 ♦ 9 5 3 ♣ K 10 8 3 ♣ Q J 4 ♣ 9 7 6 5 2 ♠ 3 2 ♠ J 10 9 8 ♠ A 7 6 4 ♥ 9 7 5 3 ♥ 2 ♥ A Q 8 4 2 ♦ A K Q 8 ♦ 9 5 3 ♦ J 6 4 ♣ Q J 4 ♣ A 9 6 5 2 ♣ A ♠ A 7 6 4 On the fourth round of diamonds, declarer ♥ A Q J 8 4 2 tried ruffing with dummy’s ♥10, overruffed by ♦ J 6 4 Hollman’s jack, promoting West’s 9 into the ♣ 7 setting trick. Declarer ruffed high in dummy and shed his singleton club. Not only did the club loser go Bid Box Alerts and away, but East was squeezed in the black suits on the fourth round of diamonds. Fred King, Margot Hennings and Don Hennings Announcements model tee shirts for the 2009 Summer NABC in When using bid boxes, ACBL suggests that Gift bag winners Washington DC. (Fred is the assistant chair for players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the Congratulations to the winner of the Rhode the DC tournament, Margot is the chair, and same time. Don is lending moral support!) Island State Day gift bag, compliments of Unit When making an Announcement, use the Want a DC tee shirt? You can buy one here in 145 (Rhode Island): David DuBois of Westfield Announcement word — such as “transfer” — and Boston. The shirts will be on sale in the Westin NJ. tap the Alert strip at the same time. in the foyer of the American Ballroom and at A player who Alerts or Announces a bid the Marriott in the foyer on the third floor. The shirts come in men’s and women’s cuts in two should make sure his opponents are aware that an colors – royal and navy – in all sizes. Alert or Announcement has been made. Page 10 Daily Bulletin

GOODWILL COMMITTEE MORNING KO BRACKET 1 TUESDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS 10 Tables 19.5 Tables , Stony Brook NY; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne ABC IN; Barry Harper, Regina SK; Sara Parks M.D., Owensboro KY; Ellis Feigenbaum, Petah Tikva 493 Israel; Gerald La Flamme, 4.24 1 Patricia Baugh - Jack Baugh, Voorheesville NY 63.10% Grnd-Bay-Wfld NB 3.46 2 1 1 Arthur Aiken, Glover VT; William Beadle, St Johnsbury VT 61.90% vs 2.39 3 Ann Newman - Arnold Rosenholtz, Hampton Bays NY 60.89% Nancy Maidman - David Maidman - Marin Marinov, New York 2.60 4 2 2 Terry Berenson, Swampscott MA; Carolyn Brauer, Marblehead MA 58.33% NY; Rumen Trendafilov - , Varna Bulgaria 1.95 5 3 Jacqueline Shaevel, Brookline MA; Melanie Karp, Needham MA 55.65% 1.46 6 4 Joyce Gottlieb, West Bloomfield MI; Arnold Gottlieb, W 11.56 3/4 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Richard Helams Jr, West Bloomfield MI 54.46% Monroe LA; Miguel Reygadas, Polanco Mexico; Greg Hinze, San 1.26 5 Karen Largay - Sheila Gillin, Avon CT 53.57% Antonio TX 0.99 6 Cheryl Sober, Newtonville MA; 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Nicole Hynes, Chestnut Hill MA 57.91% 0.70 5 Robert Kvaal, Lexington MA; Robert Curtice, Burlington MA 57.48% MIDNIGHT KO “PINK” BRACKET 1 1.04 2 1 Ruth Sones - Monika Congdon, Manchester MA 54.42% 12 Tables 0.78 3 2 Diana Bell, Weston MA; Gaynor Casner, Concord MA 50.98% 3.34 1 Roma Chandra, Silver Spring MD; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA; Rebecca Anspach, Saint Paul MN; Keith 0.58 4 3 Nancy Sklar, Needham MA; Lois Sagel, Newton MA 50.00% Connolly, Minneapolis MN 2.34 2 Helen Raleigh, Suffern NY; Marius Agica, New WEDNESDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS York NY; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 20.5 Tables 1.34 3/4 Brandon Harper - Alice Harper, Winter Park FL; ABC Sandra Rosenblum - Ryan Miller, Tampa FL 1.34 3/4 Melissa Parkin, Boston MA; Scott Parkin, Kent 4.38 1 1 1 Venky Venkataramani, Andover MA; Gail Arnow, Cincinnati OH 66.30% CT; Raphael Bouskila - Shaz Taslimi, Montreal QC 3.29 2 2 Joseph Harrington, Stoughton MA; Justin Booth, Arlington VA 64.38% 2.46 3 3 2 Alta Baack - John Baack, Wellesley MA 64.20% MIDNIGHT KO “BLUE” BRACKET 2 1.85 4 Flora Hall - Anne McKenna, Eastham MA 62.50% 12 Tables 1.51 5 4 Murray Scott, Canton NY; Margaret Kiernan, Schererville IN 61.31% 3.34 1 Rishabh Singh - Jack Chu, Cambridge MA; 1.41 6 5 3 Robin Williams, Greenwich CT; Virginia Williams, Concord NH 59.52% Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ 2.34 2 Lorraine Kiely, Lowell MA; Albert Shrive, 1.04 6 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Ronnie Fuchs, Lexington MA 58.84% Dalton PA; Jim McKeown, State College PA; Howard Piltch, 1.05 4 Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN; Rekha Bash, 58.71% Osceola IN 1.41 5 Estelle Cushner, Winchester MA; Marcia Fleishman, Wayland MA 58.33% 1.34 3/4 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Mike 0.74 6 Helen Bauer, Elburn IL; David Bauer, West Chicago IL 57.16% Cappelletti, Hixson TN; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL; Jason Chiu, San Jose CA MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES 1.34 3/4 Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; Barry Harper, Regina SK; Sharon Stevenson - Lil Hemeon, Saskatoon SK 17.0 Tables ABC OCEAN STATE MORNING KO BRACKET 1 4.10 1 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 69.13% 6 Tables 3.08 2 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Rozanne Pollack, Basking Gene Maki - Arne Maki, Dallas OR; Debbie Feldman, Oakville Ridge NJ 64.39% ON; Christopher Cowan, Mississauga ON; Shirley Wright - Robert Pezzack, Toronto ON 2.02 3/4 Carleton Lett, New York NY; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 64.02% vs 3.03 3/4 1 Evan Markowitz, New York NY; Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY 64.02% Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA; Lars 1.30 5 Riva Akerman - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 59.28% Ritzman, Stockholm Sweden; Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV; 0.97 6 Susan Mastrola - Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 59.09% Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA 2.27 2 1 Alvin Doo, Innisfail AB; Ralph Desmond, Jamaica Plain MA 56.44% 1.70 3 Angela Huang, Toronto ON; Yvonne Kennedy, Willowdale ON 55.49% Suzanne Durst - Douglas Durst, Katonah NY; James Sampson, Lake Worth FL; Stephen Hess, Rehoboth MA 1.31 4 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA 54.73% vs 0.96 5 Susan E G Slusky, Highland Park NJ; Tom Komline, Easton PA 51.89% Raymond Depew, Kingston PA; Sam Atabaki, San Ramon CA; 1.59 6 2 Gayle Tunnell - James Tunnell, San Francisco CA 51.70% Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; Fred Hawa, White Plains NY 1.19 3 James Green - Jane Green, Mercer Island WA 49.43%

OCEAN STATE MORNING KO BRACKET 2 6 Tables Susan Collins - Lois Callander - William Gruber - Frances Gruber, Toronto ON vs William Golush, Denville NJ; Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Fairfield CT; Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK Daily Bulletin Page 11

NEWPORT COUNTY STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA; Midori 27.0 Tables Wakabayashi, Philadelphia PA; Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY ABC vs 10.36 1 Henry Daley, Braintree MA; Robert Prevoir, Randolph MA 64.10% Daniel Landry, Hubley NS; Maureen Donovan, Halifax NS; Patricia Morrison, Wellington NS; Janet Corkum, Dartmouth NS 6.80 2/3 Abbie Cole, New York NY; , Boca Raton FL 63.54% 6.80 2/3 Charles Nemes, Hinsdale IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 63.54% NUTMEG STATE MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 6.86 4 1 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 63.54% 16 Tables 3.45 5 Judi Radin - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 61.06% 18.69 1 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp 2.96 6 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 58.71% NJ; Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Melissa Baker, West 2.59 7 Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Gabriel Tawil, Glendale WI 55.42% Harrison NY 5.15 8 2 Lawrence Gray, Sudbury MA; Ellen Math-Shute, Newton MA 54.89% 13.08 2 William Hunter, Reading MA; Shome 3.86 3 1 Neil White - Mary White, Gainesville FL 54.65% Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Lewis Gamerman, Brookline MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA 2.89 4 Peter Lombardo, Stoneham MA; Jane Ciarfella, Woburn MA 54.25% 8.41 3 Ethan Kotkin - Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; 3.16 5 2 Christina Flynn, Northfield MA; Robert Claflin, W Chesterfield NH 53.48% Ron Peacetree, Haverhill MA; Howard Piltch, Osceola IN 2.24 6 James Ackerman - Patricia Ackerman, Albany NY 53.29% 6.54 4 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert 1.89 3 Gora Banerjee, Winchester MA; Steven Frymer, Lexington MA 51.04% Neuhart, Troy NY; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Mike Smith, 1.42 4 Joe DeCosta, North Andover MA; Robert Hope, Provost AB 50.53% Charleston SC 1.47 5 Gordon Markham - Kathy Markham, Sun Lakes AZ 49.44% NUTMEG STATE MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 PROVIDENCE COUNTY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 12 Tables 31.0 Tables / Based on 40 Tables 7.51 1 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Deirdre Davis - Brian Collins, St. John’s NL; Graham Shorrocks, St John S NL ABC 5.26 2 Robert Klopp, New Haven CT; Robert Hawes, 17.50 1 Robert Hollow, Madoc ON; Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON 64.50% Hamden CT; Elizabeth Fitton, Westport MA; Edith Blish, Rumford 13.13 2 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 62.90% RI 9.84 3 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 60.10% 3.38 3 Virginia Dewing, Blue Hill ME; N. Van 7.38 4 Nataly Goldin, Auburndale MA; Arkady Shifrin, Natick MA 59.46% Raymond, Bangor ME; Ronald McDonald - Judy McDonald, 5.83 5 Cristina Tita, Northville MI; Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI 59.05% Henderson NV 5.00 6 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 58.89% 2.63 4 Tammy Pepper, Lavonia GA; Diane Beyer, 4.14 7/8 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Mary Santini-Ritt, Newton MA 58.65% Orland Park IL; Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 4.14 7/8 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Chandler Gibbs Jr, Poughkeepsie NY 58.65% NUTMEG STATE MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 3.50 9 William Vinson, Boynton Beach FL; Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL 56.89% 15 Tables 3.18 10 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 56.65% 4.72 1 Deborah Kelly, Weston MA; Kimberly Prager - 8.88 11 1 1 Harry Marsh - Michael Stevens, Waltham MA 56.25% Robin Worcester, Boston MA; Sally Edmonds, Cambridge MA 6.66 2 Constance Graham, Waterford CT; Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 56.09% 3.30 2 Howard Canan, Holden MA; Jane Adams - 5.00 3 2 Jake Olson, Blaine MN; Eli Jolley, Auburn AL 55.45% Ronald Briggs, Lexington MA; Richard Saval, Wayland MA 3.75 4 3 Sheng Li - Chieni Liao, New York NY 54.73% 2.12 3 William Shockley, Westerly RI; Raymond 2.96 5 John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 52.64% Cieslak, Warwick RI; Candace Matthew, Woodville MA; Robert Juneau, Millbury MA 2.54 6 Gloria McCain, Orlando FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 51.12% 1.65 4 Robert Kleinman - Madelaine Kleinman, Vail 1.96 4 Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA; Lois DeBlois, Warwick RI 48.80% CO; Marcia McCalden - Thomas McCalden, Wolcott CO 1.40 5 Roger Marchand - Junice Marchand, The Villages FL 48.08% NUTMEG STATE MORNING CONSOLATION KO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS BRACKET 1 20.0 Tables 8 Tables ABC 4.35 1 Roy Green - Mary Green, Carlisle MA; James 4.24 1 1 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Ronnie Fuchs, Lexington MA 64.29% Greer - Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT 2.31 2 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Greg 3.18 2 2 Elizabeth Vanhorn, Webster NY; Jane Romal, Brockport NY 63.99% House, S San Fran CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Yoon Kim, 2.39 3 3 1 Nancy Spencer - Mary Goodman, Halifax NS 63.27% San Diego CA 1.79 4 4 Ron Walenius - Eleanor Walenius, Toronto ON 61.31% 0.98 3 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Sun-O Ho, 1.70 5 5 2 Helen Bauer, Elburn IL; David Bauer, West Chicago IL 59.78% Brookfield WI; James Melville, Springfield IL; William McFall, 1.41 6 6 Margaret Kiernan, Schererville IN; Rekha Bash, 58.93% New Berlin WI 1.11 3/4 Meryl Ray - Martha Mugar, Belmont MA 52.98% 1.11 3/4 Tom Etheridge - Luanne Rolly, Boston MA 52.98% NUTMEG STATE MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 6 Tables 0.72 5 Katherine Kane - Jane McKinnell, Boston MA 51.02% 1.63 1 Roma Chandra, Silver Spring MD; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA; Virginia Gibbons, Alexandria VA; Timothy MONDAY-WEDNESDAY AFT/EVE SIDE SERIES Smith, Kearneysville WV 28.0 Tables 0.86 2 Dave DuBois, Westfield NJ; Jennifer Nisenoff, ABC Vienna VA; Ernestine Cutler - Benjamin Cutler, Somerville NJ 5.76 1 1 1 David Alpert, Washington DC; Richard Alpert, Acton MA 62.82% 0.57 3 Mary Hill, Oxnard CA; Elinor Levinson Hood, 4.32 2 2 Nancy Heck, Los Angeles CA; Preston Carlisle, Ogdensburg NY 61.86% Ventura CA; Teresa Martin, Anchorage AK; Layne Onufer, Huntington Bch CA 3.24 3 James Greer - Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT 57.53% 2.39 4/6 3/4 Judith Bussell - Jean Johnson, Devonshire Bermuda 57.21% NUTMEG STATE MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 1.91 4/6 Linda Tuff, Lower Sackville NS; John Currie, Halifax NS 57.21% 7 Tables 2.51 4/6 3/4 2 David Loucks - M-Madeleine Loucks, Toronto ON 57.21% 1.55 1 Barbara Olsen, Pickering ON; Constance Van 1.53 5 Matthew Hoskins - Elizabeth Hoskins, Shoreham-By-Sea England 56.41% Ditzhuyzen, Stouffville ON; Debbie Stavro - Catharine Gilmour, 2.24 6 Allan Roderiques - Lois Belliveau, Lynn MA 55.29% Toronto ON 1.88 3 Catherine Ferguson - M Mac Callum, Killearn Scotland 54.17% 0.82 2 Noreen Pitts - Mercedes Riley, Boston MA; Kathleen Wilson, West Chatham MA; Leslie Abbott, Chatham MA 1.41 4 Alvin Doo, Innisfail AB; Barbara Levine, San Francisco CA 53.69% 0.76 3 Susan Elwyn - Margaret Hoey, Framingham 1.24 5 Patsy Fitzpatrick - Burch Fitzpatrick, Piedmont CA 51.92% MA; Jeanne Robillard, Marlborough MA; Judith Davidson, Orleans 0.98 6 Steven Bronstein, Palm Beach FL; H Bossman, Brookline MA 51.12% MA Page 12 Daily Bulletin

list of countries and their associated books and results will be posted on www.bigelkbridge.com Please help with plays. Blank pages are provided for updates, after the New Year. international study expositions and, of course, new countries. Thank you and happy Thanksgiving bidding. By Leslie B. Williams All participation is greatly appreciated. The — LB “Over my years of travels, I have discovered that associated with virtually every culture and MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS country is one piece of 52.0 Tables / Based on 104 Tables literature that gives you 60.00 1 Chris Coffman, West Palm Bch FL; Roger Coffman, West Palm Beach FL 1684.58 an entrée into that 45.00 2 Arne Maki - Gene Maki, Dallas OR 1649.13 country or culture like 33.75 3 Carolyne Fox - George Fox, Manvel TX 1644.92 nothing else,” Dr. 26.67 4 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 1630.50 R.E.D. Woolsey, CSM 24.00 5 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY 1607.09 Professor Emeritus, 21.82 6 Adam Ruprecht, Seattle WA; Andrew Hoskins, Redmond WA 1584.35 explained as his 20.00 7 Winston Legge Jr - Jennie Legge, Pensacola FL 1573.98 motivation for the 18.46 8 Otto Adamec - Greg Reich, New York NY 1563.85 comprehensive list of 17.14 9 Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 1552.44 books and plays that 16.00 10 Patricia Chambers - Robin Chambers, Palo Alto CA 1549.53 15.00 11 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 1548.19 one should read for the 14.15 12 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 1546.86 purpose of relaxing the 13.33 13 Leonard Aberbach, Wayland MA; Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 1543.30 barriers and formalities of first meetings and 12.63 14 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Fairfield CT 1534.17 turning those times into wonderful conversations 13.57 15 John Klayman, Haymarket VA; Lawrence Lau, Westport CT 1532.84 and business relationships. 11.43 16 Susan Jackowitz - Lew Walter, New York NY 1528.44 The list was compiled circa 1980. My goal is 10.91 17 Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 1525.88 to update this list and to make it more 13.49 18 Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA; Laurence Hansen, Healdsburg CA 1524.16 comprehensive. 11.57 19 Marina Polestra, Boston MA; K Scott Kimball, Brighton MA 1522.71 Looking beyond literature into the culture 9.60 20 Katie Scalamandre - Gino Scalamandre, Surfside FL 1507.32 itself, what historical figure or great event could I 9.23 21 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 1505.48 mention to create an immediate bond of 8.89 22 Grant Vance - Gregory Vance, San Leandro CA 1501.37 commonality and respect that would foster more 8.57 23 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 1476.82 learning and friendship? 8.28 24 Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH; Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY 1475.39 At tournaments, our friendships begin, thrive 8.06 25 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 1464.93 and end with bridge. If we were to randomly meet 7.74 26 Allen McRae, Portland ME; Roland Miller, Bowdoin ME 1462.46 at a café in your home country, though, what 7.50 27 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Edwin Lewis III, Bolton CT 1460.66 would entice you to show me the locally treasured 7.27 28 Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA; Randy Corn, Kirkland WA 1458.39 spots in your town? 7.06 29 Mike Bovarnick, Mercer Island WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI 1451.48 In China, mentioning the recent Olympics is a 6.86 30 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI 1450.57 prime conversation starter and a transition into a 6.67 31 Matt Meckstroth, Baltimore MD; Sally Chapleau, Vero Beach FL 1449.67 search for knowledge of culture means friends for 10.86 32 Debbie Benner - Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT 1443.26 life. Natives do appreciate it when someone takes 8.29 33 Roger Zellmer - Marvin French, San Diego CA 1441.45 the time to better understand their country and 9.13 34 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY 1438.43 culture beyond the common tourist mantra, “Let’s 7.80 35 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Edward Hynes, Penobsquis NB 1437.47 see, let’s eat, let’s go.” 8.13 36 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Edward Scolnick, Wayland MA 1437.39 I have only a few days here at the 2008 Fall 5.71 37 Helen Colter - George Colter, Fredericton NB 1435.40 NABC and I knew it would be a perfect spot to 5.58 38 Collis James Jackson, Brookline NH; Alan Frantz, Wayland MA 1433.03 collect such cultural insights. Everyone calls the 5.45 39 Sam Tekbas, Nepean ON; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 1429.26 NABCs the “Nationals,” but it is truly an 5.33 40 Linda Green, Westport CT; David Blackburn, Fairfield CT 1429.20 international forum. 5.22 41 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC 1423.81 As a kid growing up with a bridge-playing 5.11 42 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL 1423.19 father and now as a master’s student in 5.17 43 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 1418.88 international political economy, I am blessed to 4.90 44 Susan Grauer - Tom Breed, Aurora CO 1410.87 have connections and friendships with many of 4.80 45 Mike Develin, Mountain View CA; McKenzie Myers, Charlottesville VA 1409.54 you. May I meet and play against you all 6.11 46 Joanne Antoniou - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 1405.52 someday! 4.62 47 William Riley - Nancy Riley, Silver Lake OH 1401.24 The study’s folder will be waiting to collect 4.53 48 , Atlanta GA; Joseph Sauro, North Bay ON 1398.47 your cultural notes on the fourth floor of the 8.13 49 David Tuttle - Nancy Tuttle, Reading MA 1398.25 Marriott Copley by the TV on the tables shared by the Junior Team tee shirt sales and Jade’s Bridge Services through Friday. The folder is purple with instructions in green on the front cover. Contained within is the original Daily Bulletin Page 13

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES 62.75 Tables / Based on 30 Tables Mini-Blue 9.80 1/2 Evan Markowitz, New York NY 128.94% Continued from page 1 9.80 1/2 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY 128.94% 5.52 3/4 Chuck Said, Nashville TN 125.34% business, which requires a lot of travel, and 5.52 3/4 John Russell, North Barringto IL 125.34% spending time with his family – wife Dominique, 5.74 5/6 Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 123.11% 5.74 5/6 Riva Akerman, New York NY 123.11% 14-year-old son Austin and 11-year-old daughter 3.89 7/8 Carleton Lett, New York NY 121.72% Ashleigh. 3.89 7/8 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 121.72% According to his father, Chris played a lot as a 3.60 9 Michael Schrage, New York NY 118.50% youngster but pretty much gave up the game once he left home and started a family. Chris said the MONDAY-WEDNESDAY AFT/EVE SIDE SERIES last time he played at an NABC was in Boston in 148.75 Tables / Based on 44 Tables the summer of 1990. 15.47 1/2 Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 141.27% Roger, a retired computer analyst, plays every 15.47 1/2 John Gustafson, Des Moines IA 141.27% day back in Florida. He said both wives were 8.81 3 Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL 121.66% “very tolerant to let us come to the tournament 7.03 4 Jerry Fleming, Los Alamos NM 121.31% 4.68 5/6 Ethel Corlett, Waco TX 120.37% right before Thanksgiving.” 4.68 5/6 Thomas Corlett, Waco TX 120.37% The two played Kaplan-Sheinwold with 11-14 5.07 7 Daniel Landry, Hubley NS 120.03% 1NT openers. 6.26 8 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 119.55% 4.57 9/10 Kohava Schwartz, New York NY 118.87% Life Master news 4.57 9/10 Adrian Schwartz, New York NY 118.87% Alice Mathes of Fort Lee NJ has more than 500 6.69 11 Helen Miller, Miller Place NY 118.76% masterpoints, but she needed a few gold points to 3.46 12/13 Lucy Spongberg, Niskayuna NY 118.11% 3.46 12/13 Gary Spongberg, Niskayuna NY 118.11% become a Life Master. She picked those up in a knockout game here in Bosston, however, thereby FLIGHT B BRACKETED SWISS TEAMS 1 becoming a Life Master and a Bronze Life Master 8 Tables / Based on 40 Tables all at once. 15.75 1 Howard Friedman, Great Neck NY; Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Harvinder Sidhu, Murthy Ayyagari of North Andover MA is a Marlton NJ; Lauren Block, Manhasset NY 102.00 new Life Master. Ayyagari earned his gold card 11.81 2 Herbert Fallin Jr, Alexandria VA; La Quitta Talbot, Keller TX; Steven playing in the Connecticut River Valley Knockouts Schatzow, Washington DC; Martha Lackey, Mc Lean VA 90.00 with teammates Marlene Yesley, Mark Yesley and 8.86 3 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Betty Jane Corbani, New Milford CT; Ann Jori Grossack. Cady, Roxbury CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 85.00 Another of ACBL’s newest Life Masters is Jim FLIGHT B BRACKETED SWISS TEAMS 2 Watters of Lansdale PA. He became an LM in the 8 Tables / Based on 29 Tables B/C/D Swiss Teams on Wednesday. Watters played 11.24 1 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ; Melissa Baker, West with Elaine Watters, also of Lansdale PA, Harvey Harrison NY; Judith Chaice, White Plains NY 104.00 Rosenthal of Boston MA and Jim Kingsdale of 8.43 2 Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA; Jeffrey Boak, Bethesda MD; Dian Petrov, Buffalo NY; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 98.00 Celtics game, anyone? 6.32 3 Catherine Miller - Hugh Miller, Houston TX; Art McHaffie - Joy McHaffie, Get out on the town and see the 2008 World Santa Fe NM 88.00 Champion Boston Celtics do battle against the FLIGHT B BRACKETED SWISS TEAMS 3 Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. 8 Tables / Based on 13 Tables The Tour Desk in Boston has a very limited 6.14 1 Ronald McDonald - Judy McDonald, Henderson NV; Virginia Dewing, Blue Hill number of tickets available for $75 each. ME; N. Van Raymond, Bangor ME 108.00 Fans will be personally escorted on the "T" 4.61 2 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Michael Myers, Ottawa ON; Robert Hill - just a few quick stops to Banknorth Garden in the Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK 88.00 shadow of the Leonard Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, 3.45 3 Anand Lele, Natick MA; Rona Gugliemino, Berlin MA; Anita Taylor, the newly famous landmark on the Boston skyline. Wellesley MA; Larry Hanerfeld, Leominster MA 71.00 They will see All Stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce (2008 World Championship Series MVP), Ray FLIGHT B BRACKETED SWISS TEAMS 4 8 Tables / Based on 11 Tables Allen and outstanding Philadelphia guard Andre 5.25 1 Mark Heumann, Watertown MA; Vincent Koon Kam King, Arlington MA; Sylvia Miller do battle from fabulous loge seats. Keyes, Bridgewater MA; Ronald Briggs, Lexington MA 89.00 Don't miss out on this great opportunity to 3.94 2 Roger Miller - Patricia Miller, Aurora CO; Susan Marshall - Richard join the Boston sports scene! Check with our Tour Gardner, Clark CO 76.00 Desk now for further details. 2.95 3 Andrew Purbrick - Deborah Bryan, West Chester PA; Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK; Richard Muse, Hornell NY 70.00 Page 14 Daily Bulletin

CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY KO BRACKET 1 FLIGHT B BRACKETED SWISS TEAMS 5 13 Tables 8 Tables 55.85 1 Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI; 4.02 1 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Parul Jain, Wellesley MA; Stephen Drodge, Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan McLean VA; Andrew Rodriguez, Annandale VA 95.00 39.10 2 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Fredrik 3.02 2 James Watters - Elaine Watters, Lansdale PA; James Kingsdale, Crested Nystrom, Stockholm 112 Sweden; , Taby Butte CO; Harvey Rosenthal, Boston MA 92.00 Sweden; Jie Zhao, Tianjin People’s Republic of China; Fu Zhong, 2.26 3 Robert Eachus, Nashua NH; Patti Harp, New Orleans LA; Stephen Baskam, Beijing People’s Burlington MA; William Nason, Groton MA 90.00 Republic of China; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom 22.34 3/4 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; , WALTER FONTAINE BAM TEAMS Huixquilucan Mexico; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G 24 Tables Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, ABC Oisterwijk Netherlands; 5.67 1 Anton Tsypkin, Sharon MA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Nan Wang, Huub Bertens, Tilburg 50 Netherlands Eatontown NJ; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 17.50 22.34 3/4 Daniel Colatosti, Boca Raton FL; John Malley, Pascoag RI; Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Martin Caley, 4.25 2 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Mexico; Montreal QC; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Melvin Marcus, Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands 17.00 Waltham MA 3.19 3 Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Barry Harper, Regina SK 16.50 CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY KO BRACKET 2 2.39 4 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; 14 Tables Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 16.00 37.65 1 David Maidman - Marin Marinov, New York NY; Rumen Trendafilov - Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria 1.79 5 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, Boca Raton FL; Sheila 26.36 2 Stephen Goldstein, Huntington Bch CA; Gabay, Newton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 15.00 Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA; Atsuko 1.18 6/7 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC; Mike Kurishima, Newport Beach CA Rice - Jon Rice, Raleigh NC 14.50 15.06 3/4 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Lucas 1.18 6/7 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID; Lebioda, Columbia SC; Jon Rice - Mike Rice, Raleigh NC; Jenny - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN 14.50 Wolpert, New York City NY; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON 15.06 3/4 Sun-O Ho, Brookfield WI; William McFall, 3.17 1 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Florence Hackman, Chatham MA; New Berlin WI; James Melville, Springfield IL; Joshua Stark, Claude Henin, Ottawa ON; Helma Strauss, Hartford CT 12.00 Grayslake IL 2.34 2/3 1 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Eric Rolfe, Kansas City MO; Roger Read, Somers Point NJ; Joan Klause, Linwood NJ 11.00 CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY KO BRACKET 3 2.08 2/3 Celine Poulin, Chicoutimi QC; Maarten Tjebbes - Jim Kerr, 16 Tables 24.86 1 Cynthia Berenson, Boston MA; Leslie Strong, Vancouver BC; Marise Hambrick, New Orleans LA 11.00 Santa Ynez CA; T Mc Quade, Portland OR; Steve Clark - Sally 1.34 4 Tom Platt - Johanna Platt - Linda Arthur, Mississauga ON; Clark, Carlsbad CA Sherrill Bain, Oakville ON 9.50 17.40 2 Richard Oldford - Tom Ottley - Edward Rais, Anchorage AK; Charles Gilje, Billings MT BLACKSTONE VALLEY IMP PAIRS 9.94 3/4 Eric Schwartz - Linda Robinson, Arlington 15.0 Tables MA; Gary Schwartz, Huntsville AL; Peter Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA ABC 9.94 3/4 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Michael Strong - 3.79 1 David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, Brooklyn NY 56.00 Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; Graham Shorrocks, St John S NL 2.84 2 Lev Seviyan, Yerevan 0001 ; Eduard Vardapetyan, Yerevan 44.00 2.52 3/5 1/2 James Edwin Bugden, W Sussex Rh1 United Kingdom; Sally CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY KO BRACKET 4 Bugden, E Sussex Rh United Kingdom 26.00 16 Tables 2.52 3/5 1/2 Jadwiga Polujan, Port Coquitlam BC; Allan Karro, Burnaby BC 26.00 16.45 1 Mark Yesley - Marlene Yesley, Newton MA; Jori Grossack, Waban MA; Murthy Ayyagari, North Andover MA 1.64 3/5 Ellis Feigenbaum, Petah Tikva 493 Israel; Miguel Reygadas, 11.52 2 Diane Winiger - Ofra Blonder, New York NY; Polanco Mexico 26.00 Bruce Macfarlane, Quincy MA; Gordon Kiernan, New Fairfield 1.62 6/7 3 Paul Christ - Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI 25.00 CT 0.95 6/7 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ 25.00 6.58 3/4 Mary Ellen Lemieux, E Longmeadow MA; 2.12 4 1 Jake Olson, Blaine MN; Eli Jolley, Auburn AL 16.00 Betty Fulton, Birmingham AL; Nea Willits, Paget Bermuda; Julia Lunn, Hamilton Bermuda 0.91 5 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA 7.00 6.58 3/4 Robert Smink - Marjorie Smink, Newtown Sq 1.59 2 Helene Katz, Louisville KY; Marie Thome, Carlsbad CA -2.00 PA; Mike Giesler, Philadelphia PA; Brigitte Smith, Havertown 1.19 3 Joyce McWilliams - Floyd McWilliams, Paris IL -15.00 PA WEDNESDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY KO BRACKET 5 12.0 Tables 16 Tables 12.32 1 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Eric ABC Rolfe, Kansas City MO; Joan Klause, Linwood NJ; Roger Read, 3.11 1 1 1 Marissa Freedman - Irene Freedman, Pittsford NY 66.37% Somers Point NJ 2.33 2 2 2 Richard Healey, Somerville MA; James Overly, Cambridge MA 66.07% 8.62 2 Robert Klopp, New Haven CT; Robert Hawes, 1.75 3 James Scheirer - Mary Ann Scheirer, Princeton NJ 62.50% Hamden CT; Edith Blish, Rumford RI; Elizabeth Fitton, Westport 1.31 4 3 3 Connie Bartlett, Riverview NB; Jennifer Huntsman, Moncton NB 58.63% MA 0.98 5 4 Jane Murray - Luke Dwyer, Boston MA 57.44% 4.93 3/4 Ken Hardy - Olof Hardy, Selkirk MB; Eileen Grady, Burlington ON; Helga Baldwinson, Calgary AB 1.09 6 5 4 Andrea Dunn, North York ON; Tabitha Chinniah, Toronto ON 55.36% 4.93 3/4 Ottmar Danner - Claude Danner, S Yarmouth MA; Ed Kineke - Joyce Kineke, Harwich Port MA Daily Bulletin Page 15

BRISTOL COUNTY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS NARRAGANSETT BAY KO BRACKET 1 45.0 Tables / Based on 56 Tables 13 Tables ABC Jess Stuart, West Chester PA; Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; William Muir, Kansas City MO; Ed Bissell, State College PA 23.10 1 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 61.06% vs 17.33 2 Terry Currie - Joan Pleason, Houston TX 58.25% Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; - Curtis Cheek, Las 12.99 3 Gerry McCully - Rhonda Foster, New Westminster BC 57.77% Vegas NV; , Dallas TX; , Houston TX; 9.75 4 Wolfe Thompson, Vancouver WA; Marc Zwerling, Portland OR 57.29% Joe Grue, New York NY 7.70 5 Sandra Drum - Charles Drum, Dover MA 57.05% 6.60 6 Joan Lewis - Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 57.01% Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy; Espen Lindquist, 5.78 7 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 56.61% Trondheim; , Las Vegas NV; Giorgio Duboin, 8.88 8 1 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 56.09% Torino Italy 4.96 9 Eric Arvidsson, Borlange Sweden; Simon Bech, Stockholm Sweden 55.93% vs 6.66 10 2 David Olson, Owings Mills MD; James Olson, Charleston WV 55.85% G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne 5.00 11 3 Rona Levine - Stephen Levine, New York NY 55.61% Dawson, Delhi LA; Richard Helams Jr, West Monroe LA; Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 3.55 12 Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA; , Tucson AZ 55.45% 3.30 13 Susan Khanna - Deepak Khanna, Shillington PA 55.13% NARRAGANSETT BAY KO BRACKET 2 3.08 14 Jeffrey Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 54.89% 9 Tables 2.89 15 Florence Beaird, Lake Forest Pk WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA 54.81% Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD; Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI; 4.20 4 1 Mehmet Kordov - Kutlu Unal, Bogota NJ 54.57% David Sokolow, Austin TX; Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; 2.96 5 James Jones Jr, Jamaica Plain MA; Anne Dolbear, Brookline MA 54.23% Eugene Kales, Arlington VA vs 3.18 6 2 Deirdre Davis - Brian Collins, St. John’s NL 54.13% Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Lawrence Harding, Hampstead 2.36 3 Bruce Brown - Elizabeth Brown, Denton TX 52.79% NC; Mike Smith, Charleston SC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant 1.84 4 Martin Dickau - Ellen Dickau, Carlisle MA 52.32% SC 2.62 5 Murat Azizoglu, Concord MA; Jan Popiel, Lexington MA 51.36% Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL; MONDAY-WEDNESDAY EVENING SIDE SERIES Nancy Hetsko - Larry Rich, Cumming GA vs 24.0 Tables Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Linda Cobham - Gerald La ABC Flamme, Grnd-Bay-Wfld NB; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 5.16 1 1 Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA; Susan Halasi, Toronto ON 70.83% 3.87 2 John Gustafson - Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 61.11% NARRAGANSETT BAY KO BRACKET 3 2.90 3 Joan Van Geffen - Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 59.26% 12 Tables Allan Sorensen - Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB; Judy Chapman - 2.05 4/5 Thomas Corlett - Ethel Corlett, Waco TX 57.87% Dora Lee, Edmonton AB 3.08 4/5 2 1 Lynda Edson, South Easton MA; Flora Hall, Eastham MA 57.87% vs 2.31 6 3 2 Sally Kellar, Willowdale ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA 57.64% Mark Brader - Catherine Brader, Toronto ON; Bert Adams - 1.87 4 Judith Bussell - Jean Johnson, Devonshire Bermuda 57.18% Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA 1.62 5 3 Linda Vernon - Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK 54.40% 0.85 6/7 Jay Albright - Barbara Bates, Westerville OH 53.24% Arnold Berman, Rehoboth MA; Glenn Barkey, Nepean ON; Teresa Martin, Anchorage AK; Paul Lord, Montreal QC 1.22 6/7 4 Linda Fraser - Sharon Stevenson, Saskatoon SK 53.24% vs 1.18 5 Alya Asarina - Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA 52.55% Mary Lou Kerr - Julia Price - Dixie Lee Birnie, Toronto ON; Lamya Abougoush, Calgary AB Monday-Friday ONLY and get a $20 rate. No ticket Affordable parking options NARRAGANSETT BAY KO BRACKET 4 validation is required. 9 Tables for NABC Players Other, more expensive options are available in J Darryl Pistone - David Chipman, Halifax NS; Neil Balcom, the vicinity of playing site. Please go to Wolfville NS; Neil Macneil, Middleton NS Several lower cost vs options are available for www.acbl.org and to Boston NABC for more Marta Mihoff - Derek Broughton, Musquobodoit Hb NS; Mary players who need to park information. Mackay, Halifax NS; Jessie Macdonald, Musquodoboit Ha NS Parking meters suspended during the a car in the vicinity of the Jill Hunter - Matthew Fienberg, Northborough MA; Daniel Back Bay playing site. weekend after Thanksgiving Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC; Xin Chen, Lexington MA Changes have been made If you are lucky enough to find a parking spot vs to parking information about the two most on the street, it’s free during the weekend after John Newton - Sally Newton, Richford VT; Sheila Long, Lyndonville VT; Karen Kristiansen, West Burke VT affordable options, so please note the following, Thanksgiving—compliments of Boston Mayor Tom updated information. The first is ideal for players in Menino. events that begin at 1 p.m, while the second is per session. compatible with players in events scheduled for 10 Entry fees Players must also be current ACBL members a.m. and 3 p.m.: Players must be ACBL members whose to play in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, Miles Non- Garage @ 100 Clarendon service fees or dues are current in order to Life Master Pairs or National 99er Pairs. The entry Entrance on Clarendon St. Special: $20 per day. compete in any of the following nationally ranked fee is $16.50 per player per session. Arrive after 11 a.m. and depart by 11:30 p.m. to events: Nail Life Master Open Pairs, Smith Life Regional championships are $15.50 per player get special rate. When leaving, show your ticket and Master Women's Pairs, Reisinger Board-a-Match per session for ACBL members, $17.50 for non- convention card at Clarendon St. garage office and Teams, Keohane North American Swiss Teams, members. your parking ticket will be validated. Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, Mitchell Open Board- All other events are $14.50 per player per Marriott Hotel Parking Garage a-Match Teams, Marsha May Sternberg Women's session for ACBL members, $16.50 for non- Arrive before 9 a.m. and depart by midnight, Board-a-Match Teams and the Senior Knockouts. members. The entry fees for these contests are $18 per player Page 16 Daily Bulletin

Harvard University Bridge QUALIFIERS IN THE KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 26.0 Tables Carryover Quiz Study Winners and 1 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Robert Levin, Bronx NY 2658.56 2 Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 2606.09 Results 3 Martin De Knijff, Las Vegas NV; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm 1 Sweden 2597.18 On Nov. 24-25, 241 ACBL players at the 4 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL 2590.25 Boston NABC participated in a Harvard 5 Kujawa Krzysztof, Lublin Poland; Piotr Kucharski, Poland 2554.31 University research study on decision-making in 6 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 2525.37 bridge. The study involved taking a bridge quiz 7 David Yang, Chicago IL; Jeff Fang, Arcadia CA 2525.33 designed by famed bridge expert Michael 8 , Clearwater Bch FL; , Tampa FL 2521.50 Rosenberg, completing a risk-taking task, and 9 Salvador Assael, Alsancak Turkey; Yalcin Atabey, Selomigesme Ist Turkey 2512.62 providing a DNA sample via mouthwash. 10 Berry Westra -Vincent Ramondt, Netherlands 2504.38 The study was designed to investigate the 11 Ahmed Hussein - , Cairo Egypt 2482.04 biological bases of risk-taking and decision 12 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 2478.57 making. Previous studies in economics and 13 , New York NY; , San Francisco CA 2468.46 psychology have found that the version of the 14 Steve Reed, Arlington VA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 2466.50 dopamine receptor gene DRD4 a person possesses 15 David Berkowitz - Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 2463.76 can predict their risk taking propensity in 16 Michael Moss, New York NY; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC 2459.64 laboratory studies. This experiment studied the 17 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 2459.03 role genes play role in “real life” risk-taking, 18 , 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; , Amsterdam 2459.01 specifically in bidding choices on bridge hands, 19 Johan Sylvan - Marten Gustawsson, Stockholm Sweden 2450.93 and also a monetary risk decision. 20 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 2449.31 The bridge quiz and answers, along with more 21 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; , New York NY 2446.91 information on the study, are available online at 22 Jan Van Cleeff, Haag0 Netherlands; David Kendrick, Royston Herts England 2443.65 http://fas.harvard.edu/~drand/bridge.htm. The 23 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 2425.89 DNA analysis will take a few months, but the 24 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN 2416.30 ultimate study results will be reported in full on 25 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Steven Cooper, Ft Collins CO 2415.75 this website. 26 Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 2411.29 Four $250 prizes were awarded to the highest 27 Bas Drijver - Bob Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 2399.89 bridge quiz scorers in different masterpoint 28 Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, Kopavogur Iceland 2392.98 categories. Congratulations to the winners! 29 , Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 2392.55 30 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL 2392.34 0 to 199 Masterpoints: Dr. N.B. Moyes 31 Laurie Kranyak - John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 2387.57 200 to 499 Masterpoints: Bart Bussink 32 David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 2384.58 500 to 2999 Masterpoints: Renee Senior 33 - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 2382.29 3000+ Masterpoints: Marilyn Hemenway 34 Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 2380.87 35 David Ewart, London England; Andrew McIntosh, London Wc England 2368.86 Interestingly, there was only a modest (not 36 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Paul Hackett, Manchester England 2368.43 statistically significant) relationship between a 37 Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 2361.49 person’s number of masterpoints and their score 38 , Darnestown MD; , Arlington VA 2359.72 on the bridge quiz. 39 David Hoffner, Smithville NJ; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 2353.87 In addition to the bridge quiz winners, Linda 40 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Plantation FL 2353.48 Herman, Cynthia M. Schneider, and Denise 41 , Hockenh Germany; , Charlottenlund Denmark 2352.47 Zongas were randomly selected to participate in a 42 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 2339.43 financial risk-taking task. The task involved 43 , Reading R Great Britain; Sarah Dunn, London United Kingdom 2336.92 choosing how much of $250 to risk in a 2.5 to 1 44 Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo Japan 2330.01 45 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY 2327.68 payoff on an even money bet. Players with more 46 Jacek Poletylo - Mareu Wojcicki, Lublin Poland 2312.94 masterpoints tended to risk more money on this 47 Andy Bowles - Shireen Mohandes, London N195lh England 2311.33 highly favorable bet. They gambled $5 more for 48 Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward Wojewoda, Clovis CA 2310.26 every 1000 masterpoints held. The average 49 Joanna Stansby - , Dublin CA 2305.03 amount risked in the 0-199 masterpoint category 50 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Jill Levin, Bronx NY 2298.73 was $136, versus $197 in the 3000+ masterpoint 51 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 2296.90 category. 52 Margot Hennings - Donald Hennings, Annandale VA 2284.78 The study was overseen by , the Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. Daily Bulletin Page 17

Mini-McKenney races: In 1974 the ACBL Tournament Board of Directors voted to recognize masterpoint NABC Diary achievements among player below the rank of Life Honest man Terminology 101 Robin Hillyard and Len If you're confused by the Master. The Bridge Bulletin recognizes leaders ACBL-wide. At the unit level, winners in each Aberbach were impressed by terms used to describe one of their opponents in the the different types of category receive recognition and special medallions. 0-5000 Blue Ribbon Pairs. bridge events played They defended 3NT very at clubs and All points won during a calendar year are counted in these races. well – taking four tricks. Making three, all agreed – tournaments, you're not all but one, that is. Declarer, Peter Morse, said, “No, alone. Here's a list of Ace of Clubs contests: This competition was down one – I was in 4NT.” common bridge events with Good manners explanations. created in 1984 to recognize achievement at the club level. Winners are recognized at the unit level Jay Whipple of Boca Grande FL dropped by the as well as ACBL-wide. Daily Bulletin office to offer compliments to two of Masterpoints: the unit which measures bridge his opponents in a team event. Earlier in the achievement in competition. Masterpoints are Points won only at the club level --- excluding the North American Open Pairs, the Grand tournament, Whipple had an unpleasant experience awarded at ACBL clubs and tournaments in with two expert players, although his team won the amounts proportional to the size and classification National Teams and Sectional Tournaments at Clubs --- are counted in these races. match. Later, he lost a match playing against Chris of the event and the rating of the club or Moll and Bruce Reeve, but found the difference in tournament. demeanor at the second table worth noting. “It was a • Black points: awarded at club games. Some Masterpoint races: ACBL recognizes the players who win the most masterpoints in their pleasure to play against them,” Whipple said. special club games award red, gold or silver Say what? points. categories during the calendar year. The categories include Life Master, Bronze LM, Silver LM, Gold Coming soon – Allan Falk’s quiz on • Red points: awarded for section placements lexicography. Caution: Skip it if you suffer from at regional tournaments and NABCs. Also LM, Diamond LM, Emerald LM, Platinum LM, Grand LM, Youth, Junior, Sectional (points won hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. awarded at clubs for special events such as the Should have skipped dinner qualifying rounds of the North American Open only at sectional tournaments during the year), Senior, Online and Richmond Trophy. Mark Horton, who has been making outstanding Pairs and the . contributions to the Daily Bulletins, was recruited to • Gold points: awarded for section firsts and These are the various categories and the requirements for each category at the beginning of fill in for a session in the Kent County A/X Swiss overall placing in regionally rated events that have Teams. He left the team undefeated and went to no upper masterpoint restrictions. a calendar year: 0--5 masterpoints dinner, and was chagrined, on his return, to find out • Platinum points: awarded for NABC+ that the squad had been blitzed on the first two events. 5--20 points 20--50 points rounds of the second half and withdrawn, repairing Gold points are also awarded for sectional to the bar. “You can always find Austrians in the firsts and overall placing in regional events of two 50--100 points 100--200 points bar,” said Horton. or more sessions that have a masterpoint limit of Émigré? 750 or more points. 200--300 points 300--500 points Jan van Cleeff, expert player and founder of One gold point is awarded to section winners IMP, a Dutch , called the director to in the annual ACBL Instant Matchpoint Game in 500--1000 points 1000--2500 points the table during a session of the Kaplan Blue sections of seven or more tables. Ribbon Pairs because of misinformation. The In addition, new players may now win gold 2500--5000 points 5000--7500 points director ruled in his favor, prompting van Cleeff to points in their own NABC events: 1.50 gold in the declare, “I’m going to emigrate to the U.S. I can National 199er Pairs at the Summer NABC and 7500--10,000 points 10,000 or more points win a ruling here.” 1.00 gold in the National 99er Pairs at the Fall Director! NABC (the remainder of the award is in red Youth: age 19 and younger There was an editing error in the article for points). newcomers on page 4 in the Wednesday Daily A major source of gold points is the bracketed Junior: age 25 and younger Sectional: points won only at sectional Bulletin. The scene depicted was one in which a knockout teams. The overall awards for the top ♠ tournaments player opener 1 and an inattentive opponent brackets are all gold while the lower brackets may overcalled 1♥. At that point, the article said, the receive a percentage of gold points and the Senior: 55+ years, points won only in Senior events director was called. TD Mike Roberts thought the remainder in red points. timing of the director call was noteworthy inasmuch • Silver points: awarded for sectional firsts Online: points won in online (computer) play Richmond Trophy: awarded to the Canadian as the hand shown on the page had only 12 cards. and overall placing at sectional tournaments. Also Lost pencil awarded at Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (StaC). Bridge Federation member who wins the most points in a calendar year. Bert Adams of Steilacoom WA was very distressed to lose a Cross mechanical pencil from Barry Crane Top 500 race: This trophy is his convention card during a game on Wednesday. It presented to the ACBL player who wins the most was a gift from his father and means a lot to him. If masterpoints during a calendar year. you find it, Adams requests that you call his cell phone at 253-682-7405. Page 18 Daily Bulletin

55. 5.30 Alta Baack, Wellesley MA Intermediate-Newcomer 56. 5.28 Ronnie Fuchs, Lexington MA NABC Insider Masterpoint Leaders 57. 5.23 David Grab, Middleboro MA Happy Thanksgiving! As the Insider reflects on 58. 5.23 Dex Stuberg, Seattle WA the things to be thankful for, a few ideas leap to As of Wednesday, Nov. 26 mind. The Insider is thankful to be working today 1. 13.28 Karen Largay, Avon CT 59. 5.22 Ronald Matlin, Lexington MA 60. 5.22 Anne Matlin, Lexington MA and not having a free day to spend watching the 2. 12.73 Wesley Albinger, New York NY hapless Detroit Lions play their brand of football – 3. 12.25 Joe Hertz, Sterling VA 61. 5.21 Lucia Denton, New York NY 62. 5.21 Bob Shor, Reading MA if it can be called football. (Actually, the Insider is 4. 10.32 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA thankful just to be working period.) We are also 5. 9.07 Joseph Harrington, Stoughton MA 63. 5.19 Selma Baker, Peabody MA 64. 5.19 Lawrence Baker, Peabody MA thankful that there is a mall between the two hotels 6. 8.74 Gil Congdon, Reading MA so that we can do our window shopping today and, 7. 8.59 Rita Bertsch, Rochester MN 65. 5.18 Kenneth Roberts, Wllesley Hills MA 66. 5.18 John Tucker, Weston MA perhaps, find that perfect Christmas gift for Mrs. 8. 8.59 Rhea Dickson, Rochester MN Insider. Since the Christmas displays appeared the 9. 8.33 Burton Greenhouse, Montauk NY 67. 5.13 Norma Healy, Manchester CT 68. 5.13 Margery Gussak, Manchester CT day after Labor Day, the Insider has begun to feel 10. 8.33 Edward Greenhouse, Wallingford CT pressure. The mall has also allowed us to avoid the 11. 8.11 Barbara Perkins, Milton MA 69. 5.09 Tim White, Mercer Island WA 70. 5.09 Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island slightly chilly weather of the last few days. 12. 8.11 Mercedes Riley, Boston MA Conversely, we are thankful for the short outdoor 13. 8.02 Connie Bartlett, Riverview NB WA 71. 5.05 Andrea Dawes, Danvers MA jaunt between the hotels that will enable us to avoid 14. 8.02 James Gerding, Bowie MD the masses of people expected inside the mall 15. 8.02 Jennifer Huntsman, Moncton NB 72. 4.97 Muriel Henderson, Boxborough MA 73. 4.97 Stephen Eakman, Stow MA tomorrow. As you are counting tricks, take some 16. 8.02 Elizabeth Gerding, Newcastle ME time to count your blessings and think of the things 17. 7.88 Estelle Whitman, West Palm Beach 74. 4.85 Coreen Nejame, Lenox MA 75. 4.67 Judith Lee Karp, Brockton MA you are thankful for – but don’t take too long as FL those slow play penalties stink 18. 7.88 Tami Bane, Marblehead MA 76. 4.67 Laurel Cohen, South Easton MA 77. 4.59 Ruth Fax, Newton MA The Insider is happy to announce the results of 19. 7.76 Helen Smith, Coral Springs FL The Great Boston NABC Chowder-off of 2008. The 20. 7.76 Philip Smith, Portland ME 78. 4.48 Susan Frazee, Memphis TN 79. 4.48 Bill Frazee, Memphis TN Insider tasted chowder at both hotels last night and 21. 7.69 Priscilla Hostetter, Osterville MA then walked back through the mall to re-taste each 22. 6.95 Elizabeth Nuki, Avon CT 80. 4.46 Richard Healey, Somerville MA 81. 4.46 James Overly, Cambridge MA one. Without a doubt the Marriott has the best 23. 6.95 Jane Clipper, Smiths chowder in Boston. The Westin has Boston’s best 24. 6.92 Maureen Yachimski, North Easton 82. 4.45 Bill Birkholz, Westborough MA 83. 4.39 Martin Gordon, Mashpee MA chowder, without a doubt. And Legal Seafood, MA without a doubt has Boston chowder found to be the 25. 6.90 Susan Boeing, San Francisco CA 84. 4.38 Gail Arnow, Cincinnati OH 85. 4.38 Venky Venkataramani, Andover MA best. These results can only be explained as a blatant 26. 6.90 Peter Klebofski, San Carlos CA attempt by the Insider to secure free bowls of the 27. 6.76 Terry Berenson, Swampscott MA 86. 4.33 Mary Eisenberg, Hartford CT 87. 4.33 Inge Schuele, W Hartford CT best chowder at as many chowder houses as 28. 6.31 Marissa Freedman, Pittsford NY possible over the last few days of the tournament. 29. 6.31 Irene Freedman, Pittsford NY 88. 4.30 Charles Pierce, New York NY 89. 4.29 Annette Gordon, Lenox MA (Since yesterday was Rhode Island Day, the Insider 30. 6.22 Alan Skvirsky, Washington Dc DC would be remiss in not mentioning the best chowder 31. 6.22 Saul Franklin, Needham MA 90. 4.29 Sandra Walters, Pittsfield MA 91. 4.28 Noreen Pitts, Boston MA ever, anywhwere which can be found at the Black 32. 6.17 Layne Onufer, Huntington Bch CA Pearl in Newport, RI. It is truly THE BEST!) 33. 6.10 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 92. 4.28 Janet Corson, Osterville MA 93. 4.24 Jack Baugh, Voorheesville NY Insider note: The two snack bars at the Marriott 34. 6.07 Sue Bailey, Stockport will merge into a single food concession on the 35. 6.03 Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA 94. 4.24 Patricia Baugh, Voorheesville NY 95. 4.20 Luke Dwyer, Boston MA fourth floor. Another note: There will not be a late 36. 6.03 Arthur Aiken, Glover VT night snack tonight as all concerned figured that 37. 6.03 Rebecca Bray, Glen Allen VA 96. 4.16 Gingie Tuthill, Ipswich MA 97. 4.16 Joe Tuthill, Ipswich MA leftover turkey legs at midnight was just way too 38. 6.03 William Beadle, St Johnsbury VT much following a day of turkey overload. 39. 6.02 Ellen Tabell, Torrington CT 98. 4.15 John Lombardo, Cranston RI 99. 4.15 Constance Rubin, Newton MA Have a great Thanksgiving! We are thankful 40. 6.02 Tony Tabell, Torrington CT you are here. 41. 5.80 Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA 100. 4.15 Elizabeth Hagopian, Belmont MA 42. 5.72 Nancy Clayman, Boston MA partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint 43. 5.69 Vimla Vadhan, Oceanside NY Convention card reminder penalty for each board played, commencing with the 44. 5.69 Rosanne Catarius, Roslindale MA Each player is required to have a convention next round and continuing until the restriction is 45. 5.69 Pravin Vadhan, Oceanside NY card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the 46. 5.68 Fred Dyle, Huntington Bch CA session. Both cards of a partnership must be discretion of the director. 47. 5.62 Sue Greenberg, Byron MN identical and include the first and last names of each If the director determines the partnership has at 48. 5.62 Margaret Lichty, Rochester MN member of the partnership. least one substantially completed convention card 49. 5.59 Sheila Gillin, Avon CT If a director determines that neither player has a but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, 50. 5.51 Josh Lindner, Billerica MA substantially completed card, the partnership may the director may give warnings or assign such 51. 5.51 Jonathan Hauke, Lexington MA play only the Yellow Card and penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the 52. 5.45 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR may use only standard carding. This restriction may circumstances. 53. 5.45 Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round The objective of these warnings and penalties is 54. 5.30 John Baack, Wellesley MA after convention cards have been properly prepared the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL and approved by the director. Further, the regulations. Daily Bulletin Page 19

SENIOR KNOCKOUTS 39 Tables ID; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN 140.00 1 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Sam Lev, New 25.00 9/16 Pinhas Romik, Nes Zidna 74120 Israel; Adrian York NY; Fred Chang, Flushing NY; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati Schwartz - Amos Kaminski, New York NY; Yeshayahu Levit, Tel- OH; Per Olof Sundelin, Stockholm Sweden; John Carruthers, Aviv Israel; , Toronto ON; Arno Hobart, Toronto ON Markham ON 105.00 2 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; John Stiefel, 25.00 9/16 Daniel Colatosti, Boca Raton FL; John Malley, Wethersfield CT; Geoffrey Brod, Naples FL; Pat McDevitt, Pascoag RI; Michael Betts, Moncton NB; Martin Caley, Montreal Brookline MA QC 70.00 3/4 Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Gene Simpson, 25.00 9/16 Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO; Steven Cooper, Ft San Rafael CA; , Las Vegas NV; Garey Hayden, Collins CO; Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV; Simon Kantor, Tucson AZ; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Agawam MA Francisco CA 25.00 9/16 Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI; Larry 70.00 3/4 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Mori, Clearwater FL; Richard Budd, Portland ME; Michael Vegas NV; , Canyon TX; Melih Ozdil, Astoria NY; Neil Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC Chambers, Schenectady NY; , Seattle WA 25.00 9/16 Lewis Gamerman, Brookline MA; Robert 45.00 5/8 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, McCaw, Sudbury MA; William Hunter, Reading MA; Shome Darnestown MD; , Kensington CA; , Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Bloomington NY Russell, North Barringto IL 45.00 5/8 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Eddie 25.00 9/16 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY; Mark Feldman, Wold, Houston TX; Bart Bramley - , Dallas TX; Hoboken NJ; Ernesto Dorsi, Sao Paulo Sp 05 Brazil; Marcelo Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY Branco, Rio De Janeiro Brazil; Marcelo Amaral - Eduardo Vianna, 45.00 5/8 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN; Spike Lay, Sao Paulo Brazil Daytona Beach FL; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL 25.00 9/16 James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL; 45.00 5/8 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Wynnewood PA; Rick Rowland - Richard Popper, Wilmington DE Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; 25.00 9/16 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Marc Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Bruce Ferguson - Brenda Keller, Boise

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2ND SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D E EAST-WEST 1 Martin De Knijff, Las Vegas NV; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm 1 Sweden 62.22% 1 David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 61.99% 2 Joanna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 60.48% 2 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL 59.13% 3 Kujawa Krzysztof, Lublin Poland; Piotr Kucharski, Poland 59.85% 3 Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 58.84% 4 David Yang, Chicago IL; Jeff Fang, Arcadia CA 59.38% 4 Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 58.39% 5 Bob Hamman - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 59.08% 5 Bas Drijver - Bob Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 57.80% 6 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Robert Levin, Bronx NY 59.04% 6 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 57.37% 7 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 58.17% 7 Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam 56.98% 8 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 58.14% 8 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 56.41% 9 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 57.42% 9 Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark 55.90% 10 Paul Bethe, New York NY; Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO 57.26% 10 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 55.63% 11 Margot Hennings - Donald Hennings, Annandale VA 57.20% 11 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Steven Cooper, Ft Collins CO 54.97% 12 Laurie Kranyak - John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 56.68% 12 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL 54.69% 13 Berry Westra, Krmibn Rrn Den Netherlands; Vincent Ramondt, Alphen Aan Den Netherlands 56.66% 13 Johan Sylvan - Marten Gustawsson, Stockholm Sweden 54.57% 14 Steve Reed, Arlington VA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 56.30% 14 Tommy Garvey, Essex Cm145ww England; , London England 54.25% 15 Michael Moss, New York NY; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC 55.97% 15 Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 54.24% 16 Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands; David Kendrick, Royston Herts England 55.86% 16 Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 54.24% 17 Andrew Garnett, Raleigh NC; , Scottsdale AZ 55.53% 17 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 54.05% 18 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 55.23% 18 Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal 310 4 Sweden 54.03% 19 Salvador Assael, Alsancak Turkey; Yalcin Atabey, Selomigesme Ist Turkey 55.18% 19 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 53.76% 20 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Jill Levin, Bronx NY 54.28% 20 - Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY 53.46% 21 Per-Ola Cullin, Stockholm Sweden; Andrea Hayman, New York NY 53.58% 21 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN 53.31% 22 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH 53.43% 22 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 52.05% 23 Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan; Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan 53.18% 23 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 51.96% 24 Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward Wojewoda, Clovis CA 52.86% 24 Andy Bowles - Shireen Mohandes, London N195lh England 51.90% 25 Robert Hampton, Blythewood SC; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 52.75% 25 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL 51.65% 26 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 51.89% 26 David Hoffner, Smithville NJ; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 51.62%

WALTER FONTAINE BAM TEAMS ONLY SESSION SECTIONS JJ LL AB C 1 Anton Tsypkin, Sharon MA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Nan Wang, Eatontown NJ; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 17.50 2 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Mexico; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands 17.00 3 Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Barry Harper, Regina SK 16.50 4 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 16.00 5 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, Boca Raton FL; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 15.00 6/7 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC; Mike Rice - Jon Rice, Raleigh NC 14.50 6/7 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN 14.50 8 Howard Piltch, Osceola IN; Lorraine Kiely, Lowell MA; Ethan Kotkin - Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 14.00 9 Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA; Mark Kotlarsky, Laurel MD 13.00 10/12 Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Yoon Kim, San Diego CA; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach CA; Daniel Denison, Solana Beach CA 12.50 10/12 Robert Gacicia, Weymouth MA; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Nashua NH; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 12.50 10/12 Marius Agica, New York NY; Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC; Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Helen Raleigh, Suffern NY 12.50 1 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Florence Hackman, Chatham MA; Claude Henin, Ottawa ON; Helma Strauss, Hartford CT 12.00 2/3 1 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Eric Rolfe, Kansas City MO; Roger Read, Somers Point NJ; Joan Klause, Linwood NJ 11.00 2/3 Celine Poulin, Chicoutimi QC; Maarten Tjebbes - Jim Kerr, Vancouver BC; Marise Hambrick, New Orleans LA 11.00 4 Tom Platt - Johanna Platt - Linda Arthur, Mississauga ON; Sherrill Bain, Oakville ON 9.50 2 William Palmer, Brooklyn NY; Bonnie Gariglio, Tampa FL; Ian Grant, Venice FL; Christina Valente, Philadelphia PA 8.50

BLACKSTONE VALLEY IMP PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, Brooklyn NY 56.00 1 Lev Seviyan, Yerevan 0001 ; Eduard Vardapetyan, Yerevan 44.00 2/3 1/2 James Edwin Bugden, W Sussex Rh1 United Kingdom; Sally Bugden, E Sussex Rh 26.00 2 Ellis Feigenbaum, Petah Tikva 493 Israel; Miguel Reygadas, Polanco Mexico 26.00 United Kingdom 3 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ 25.00 2/3 1/2 Jadwiga Polujan, Port Coquitlam BC; Allan Karro, Burnaby BC 26.00 4 Rebecca Anspach, Saint Paul MN; Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 17.00 4 3 Paul Christ - Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI 25.00 5 1 1 Jake Olson, Blaine MN; Eli Jolley, Auburn AL 16.00 5 Thomas Rozinski, Jackson Heights NY; Grigoriy Blekherman, Brooklyn NY 23.00 6 Andrea Teacher, Waltham MA; Michael Rosen, New York NY 7.00 6 4 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA 7.00 2 Pamela Gorbics - Mark Gorbics, Franklin Lakes NJ 0.00 1 Joyce McWilliams - Floyd McWilliams, Paris IL -15.00 3 Helene Katz, Louisville KY; Marie Thome, Carlsbad CA -2.00 2 Ed Kineke - Joyce Kineke, Harwich Port MA -18.00 Page 20 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Marissa Freedman - Irene Freedman, Pittsford NY 66.37% 1 1 1 Richard Healey, Somerville MA; James Overly, Cambridge MA 66.07% 2 2 2 Andrea Dunn, North York ON; Tabitha Chinniah, Toronto ON 55.36% 2 James Scheirer - Mary Ann Scheirer, Princeton NJ 62.50% 3 Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA; Pamela Hughes, Bend OR 52.68% 3 2 2 Connie Bartlett, Riverview NB; Jennifer Huntsman, Moncton NB 58.63% 4/5 3 Tom Etheridge - Luanne Rolly, Boston MA 50.89% 4 3 Jane Murray - Luke Dwyer, Boston MA 57.44% 4/5 David Ganz, Novato CA; Christine Aquin, Tornoto CD 50.89% 5 Ruth Robert, Naples FL; Joan Gass, Toronto ON 52.68%

MINI-BLUE RIBBON 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H I J EAST-WEST 1 Carolyne Fox - George Fox, Manvel TX 62.97% 1 Katherine Rabenstein, Washington DC; James Andre, Sugar Land TX 59.95% 2 Leonard Aberbach, Wayland MA; Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 61.95% 2 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 59.92% 3 Arne Maki - Gene Maki, Dallas OR 60.71% 3 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY 59.69% 4 Chris Coffman, West Palm Bch FL; Roger Coffman, West Palm Beach FL 59.80% 4 Grant Vance - Gregory Vance, San Leandro CA 59.09% 5 Adam Ruprecht, Seattle WA; Andrew Hoskins, Redmond WA 58.63% 5/6 Marina Polestra, Boston MA; K Scott Kimball, Brighton MA 58.97% 6 Linda Green, Westport CT; David Blackburn, Fairfield CT 57.65% 5/6 Winston Legge Jr - Jennie Legge, Pensacola FL 58.97% 7 Sam Tekbas, Nepean ON; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 57.58% 7 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 57.13% 8 Mike Develin, Mountain View CA; McKenzie Myers, Charlottesville VA 57.35% 8 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL 55.96% 9 Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 56.67% 9 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 55.69% 10 Susan Jackowitz - Lew Walter, New York NY 56.56% 10 Roberta Meadow, New York NY; Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 54.68% 11 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Fairfield CT 56.45% 11 Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA; Randy Corn, Kirkland WA 54.30% 12 Matt Meckstroth, Baltimore MD; Sally Chapleau, Vero Beach FL 56.30% 12 Otto Adamec - Greg Reich, New York NY 53.58% 13 Philip Lam, North Berwick ME; Shekhar Sengupta, Marlborough MA 55.69% 13 Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH; Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY 52.83% 14 Allen McRae, Portland ME; Roland Miller, Bowdoin ME 54.60% 14/15 Kimberly Fanady - Steven Kipperman, San Francisco CA 52.79% 15 Patricia Chambers - Robin Chambers, Palo Alto CA 53.24% 14/15 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 52.79% 16 Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 53.13% 16 Sandra Nyman, Weston MA; Sarah Peeke, Wellesley MA 52.75% 17 Linda Rothstein, New York NY; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 52.83% 17 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI 52.30% 18 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 52.79% 18 Hope Wener, Montreal QC; Deanna Godel, Cote Saint-Luc QC 52.22% 19 Roger Dunn, Longueuil QC; Richard Lesage, Montreal QC 52.34% 19/20 Joanne Antoniou - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 52.15% 20 Collis James Jackson, Brookline NH; Alan Frantz, Wayland MA 51.92% 19/20 William Heess, Marlborough MA; Merril Hirsh, Washington DC 52.15% 21 Ann Lindley, Alexandria VA; Thomas Lavender, Arlington VA 51.66% 21 Robert C.F. Wang, El Monte CA; Shiu-Ming Huang, San Marino CA 51.70%

BRISTOL COUNTY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FF EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Wolfe Thompson, Vancouver WA; Marc Zwerling, Portland OR 57.37% 1 1 Stephannie Russo, New York NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 57.85% 2 1 1 Deirdre Davis - Brian Collins, St. John’s NL 57.05% 2/3 Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON; Stephen Mackay, Markham ON 56.57% 3 2 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 55.45% 2/3 2 Barbara Stewart, Victoria BC; Barbara Sims, Mississauga ON 56.57% 4 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 54.33% 4 Susan Meyers, Mt Kisco NY; Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 54.01% 5 William Hunter, Reading MA; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA 53.21% 5 3 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 52.56% 6 Danny Kleinman - John Lu, Los Angeles CA 52.40% 6 Sandra Drum - Charles Drum, Dover MA 52.40% 1 Murat Azizoglu, Concord MA; Jan Popiel, Lexington MA 49.84%

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY EVENING SIDE SERIES NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BB EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Joan Van Geffen - Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 59.26% 1 1 Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA; Susan Halasi, Toronto ON 70.83% 2 1 1 Sally Kellar, Willowdale ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA 57.64% 2 John Gustafson - Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 61.11% 3 Roy Green, Carlisle MA; Norman Leslie, New Orleans LA 57.18% 3 2 1 Alya Asarina - Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA 52.55% 4 Naomi Mori - J Dennis Johnston, Kingston ON 54.17% 4 Judy Fiske, Sagamore Beach MA; Kathleen Kenney, South Yarmouth MA 50.93% 5 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Sun-O Ho, Brookfield WI 53.24% 5 3 Bruce Hunter Reid - Samantha Reid, Mississauga ON 48.61% 2 Percy Wu, Grand Rapids MI; Brandon Sheumaker, Golden CO 52.78% 3 Stephen Daigle - Arlene Daigle, Raymond ME 49.77% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CC EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Thomas Corlett - Ethel Corlett, Waco TX 57.87% 1 1 1 Lynda Edson, South Easton MA; Flora Hall, Eastham MA 57.87% 2 1 Judith Bussell - Jean Johnson, Devonshire Bermuda 57.18% 2 Adrian Schwartz - Kohava Schwartz, New York NY 56.71% 3 2 1 Linda Vernon - Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK 54.40% 3 Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Greg House, S San Fran CA 54.63% 4 Ilse Rothman - Edward Rothman, Dartmouth MA 53.70% 4 Shirley Tartick - Joan Klap, Toronto ON 53.24% 5/6 3/4 Jay Albright - Barbara Bates, Westerville OH 53.24% 5 2 Daxiong Li, Tianjin People’s Republic of China; Alex McCallum, Exeter NH 51.85% 5/6 3/4 2 Linda Fraser - Sharon Stevenson, Saskatoon SK 53.24% 3 Alice Hall, Upper Saddle Rv NJ; Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA 50.93% 2 Robert Klopp, New Haven CT; John Currie, Toronto ON 47.22%

BRISTOL COUNTY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 58.01% 1 Joan Lewis - Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 64.74% 2 1 Judy Singer, Scarborough ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 57.21% 2/3 Carlos Munoz - Fred Hawa, White Plains NY 61.70% 3 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 55.93% 2/3 Gerry McCully - Rhonda Foster, New Westminster BC 61.70% 4 Paul Lavings, Double Bay N S Australia; Robert Krochmalik, Nsw Australia 55.45% 4 Christopher Apitz - Ellen Dilbert, Waltham MA 55.13% 5 Anita Morse - Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC 52.88% 5 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Frank Aquila, Fairlawn OH 52.88% 6 Walter Pease - Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 50.64% 6 1 1 Odette Zighelboim, Weston MA; Steve Hamaoui, Milono 02 Italy 51.92% 2 Robert Pezzack - Shirley Wright, Toronto ON 49.84% 2 Bruce Brown - Elizabeth Brown, Denton TX 49.84% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EE EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 William Dubay, Voorheesville NY; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA 62.02% 1 1 David Olson, Owings Mills MD; James Olson, Charleston WV 58.33% 2 Laura Tolkow - Uday Ivatury, New York NY 61.54% 2 Eric Arvidsson, Borlange Sweden; Simon Bech, Stockholm Sweden 54.17% 3 1 1 Martin Dickau - Ellen Dickau, Carlisle MA 57.21% 3 Susan Khanna - Deepak Khanna, Shillington PA 53.53% 4 2 Mehmet Kordov - Kutlu Unal, Bogota NJ 56.09% 4 2 Brett Adler, Westport CT; Elliot Shalita, Elkins Park PA 52.72% 5 Jeffrey Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 52.40% 5 Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC; Steve Caplan, Hampstead QC 52.24% 6 3 James Jones Jr, Jamaica Plain MA; Anne Dolbear, Brookline MA 51.28% 6 , Austin TX; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 51.92% 1 Charles Rossi, Northborough MA; Scott Nyman, Shrewsbury MA 49.36%

NEWPORT COUNTY STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Charles Nemes, Hinsdale IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 69.23% 1 Henry Daley, Braintree MA; Robert Prevoir, Randolph MA 64.74% 2 Abbie Cole, New York NY; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 63.78% 2 Judi Radin - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 62.02% 3/4 1/2 Charles Rosenthal, Fitchburg MA; Lorraine Rosenthal, Clinton MA 56.09% 3 John Guoba - Joanne Guoba, Collingwood ON 55.13% 3/4 1/2 Lawrence Gray, Sudbury MA; Ellen Math-Shute, Newton MA 56.09% 4 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Diana Holt, Palm Beach FL 54.01% 5 3 Hilary Edmondson, Fort Lee NJ; David Cooper, Ossining NY 52.72% 5 1 Eileen Garabedian, Andover MA; George Francis, Woburn MA 52.08% 4 Caroline White, Dover MA; Frances Oleary, Wellesley MA 44.55% 2 Peter Lombardo, Stoneham MA; Jane Ciarfella, Woburn MA 51.76% 1 Bruce Miller, Ignacio CO; Carol Schwartz, Farmington Hill MI 44.39% 3 1 Neil White - Mary White, Gainesville FL 48.72% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 James Ackerman - Patricia Ackerman, Albany NY 59.95% 1 Allan Clamage, Stamford CT; Lou Kelleher, Dover MA 59.74% 2 Richard Burns, Needham MA; James Negro, Wellesley MA 57.65% 2 Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Gabriel Tawil, Glendale WI 57.14% 3 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 57.33% 3 1 1 Dorothy Freedman, East Hampton NY; Charles Kemp, Southampton NY 52.33% 4 2 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 55.92% 4 2 Gerald Wadness, Natick MA; E Weinberg, Lexington MA 51.92% 5 3 Dave Hellwig, Minneapolis MN; William Fisher, Rochester NY 52.79% 5 Myles Maddox - Marilyn Maddox, Pleasant Ridge MI 51.78% 6 Gladys Collier, East Hampton NY; Susan Picus, New York NY 50.95% 6 3 James Misner - Elaine Misner, Wilton CT 50.33% 4 Bill Hannon, Duxbury MA; Gautam Merchant, Marshfield MA 50.07% 4 Elizabeth Young, Tyngsborough MA; Dolores Garabedian, Dracut MA 50.17% 1 Christina Flynn, Northfield MA; Robert Claflin, W Chesterfield NH 49.74% 2 James Barron, Norwood MA; Katherine Cave, Mitchellville MD 46.76% Daily Bulletin Page 21

PROVIDENCE COUNTY DAY OPEN PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Jake Olson, Blaine MN; Eli Jolley, Auburn AL 64.58% 1 Cristina Tita, Northville MI; Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI 62.98% 2 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 58.17% 2 William Vinson, Boynton Beach FL; Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL 60.90% 3 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Chandler Gibbs Jr, Poughkeepsie NY 57.53% 3 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Mary Santini-Ritt, Newton MA 60.26% 4 2 Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA; John Banker, Nashua NH 51.60% 4 1 1 Harry Marsh - Michael Stevens, Waltham MA 59.62% 5/6 Tony Petronella, North Kingstown RI; Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC 50.96% 5/6 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 56.57% 5/6 3 John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 50.96% 5/6 2 R Muggia, Andover MA; Robert Fogarty, Merrimac MA 56.57% 4 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Mary Skavaril, Columbus OH 50.64% 3 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 50.64% 4 2 Ross Lieb-Lappen - Lee Corbett, Winooski VT 44.55% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Nataly Goldin, Auburndale MA; Arkady Shifrin, Natick MA 63.94% 1 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 60.74% 2 Robert Hollow, Madoc ON; Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON 58.17% 2 Philip Altus - Muriel Altus, Tampa FL 58.17% 3 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 55.29% 3 Jay Costello - Donna Steffan, East Amherst NY 57.53% 4 1 Per Hedly - Robyn Hedly, Denver CO 53.69% 4 1 1 Robert Anderson, Bridgeton MO; Suzy Seldin, Saint Louis MO 54.65% 5 2 Constance Graham, Waterford CT; Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 53.04% 5 Richard Wieland, Falls Church VA; Danijel Zenko, New York NY 52.08% 6 3 1 Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA; Lois DeBlois, Warwick RI 52.08% 6 Gerri Soffa Carlson, Ranch Pls Vrd CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 51.12% 4 2 Sheng Li - Chieni Liao, New York NY 50.96% 2 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Lois Zeisler, Fairfield CT 49.36% 3 C. Deaun Moulton - Jonathan Buss, Waterloo ON 49.04% 4 Paul Fried, Monroe Twp NJ; Eugene Barrack, Washington Twp NJ 48.72% 2 Daniel Neiman, Rowley MA; Robert Brooks, Leverett MA 47.76%

WEDNESDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Alta Baack - John Baack, Wellesley MA 64.20% 1 1 1 Estelle Cushner, Winchester MA; Marcia Fleishman, Wayland MA 58.33% 2 Flora Hall - Anne McKenna, Eastham MA 62.50% 2 2 2 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA; Gloria Kirson, Baltimore MD 53.27% 3 2 Murray Scott, Canton NY; Margaret Kiernan, Schererville IN 61.31% 3 Pamela Lana-Sarrate, Ottawa ON; Marie Lefebvre, Cumberland ON 53.10% 4 3 2 Robin Williams, Greenwich CT; Virginia Williams, Concord NH 59.52% 4 3 Elizabeth Vanhorn - Jane Roma, Webster NY 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Joseph Harrington, Stoughton MA; Justin Booth, Arlington VA 64.38% 1 1 1 Venky Venkataramani, Andover MA; Gail Arnow, Cincinnati OH 66.30% 2 2 1 Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN; Rekha Bash, 58.71% 2 2 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Ronnie Fuchs, Lexington MA 58.84% 3 3 2 Helen Bauer, Elburn IL; David Bauer, West Chicago IL 57.16% 3 3 Ellen Gottlieb, New York NY; Deirdre Ling, West Tisbury MA 56.26% 4 4 3 James Smock - Carol Smock, Santa Fe NM 56.20% 4 2 Connie Bartlett, Riverview NB; Jennifer Huntsman, Moncton NB 54.24%

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES 3/3 SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 69.13% 1 1 Evan Markowitz, New York NY; Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY 64.02% 2 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 64.39% 2 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC 55.87% 3 Carleton Lett, New York NY; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 64.02% 3 2 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA 54.73% 4 Riva Akerman - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 59.28% 4 Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Wayne Gergen, Minneapolis MN 52.46% 5 Susan Mastrola - Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 59.09% 5 Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 52.27% 6 1 1 Alvin Doo, Innisfail AB; Ralph Desmond, Jamaica Plain MA 56.44% 6 3 Susan E G Slusky, Highland Park NJ; Tom Komline, Easton PA 51.89% 7 2 Angela Huang, Toronto ON; Yvonne Kennedy, Willowdale ON 55.49% 7 4 1 Gayle Tunnell - James Tunnell, San Francisco CA 51.70% 3 2 Steven Nesseler, Silver Spring MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 47.35% 2 James Green - Jane Green, Mercer Island WA 49.43% 4 Barbara Kirtley, Ridgefield CT; Florence Hackman, Chatham MA 44.32%

NEWPORT COUNTY STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Henry Daley, Braintree MA; Robert Prevoir, Randolph MA 63.46% 1 1 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 71.15% 2 Abbie Cole, New York NY; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 63.30% 2 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 60.10% 3 Judi Radin - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 60.10% 3 2 1 Gora Banerjee, Winchester MA; Steven Frymer, Lexington MA 55.61% 4 1 1 Gordon Markham - Kathy Markham, Sun Lakes AZ 51.28% 4 3 Michael Lindheimer - Sandra Lindheimer, Lexington MA 54.33% 5 2 Francis Minosh - Herbert Shanzer, Westford MA 50.96% 5 Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Gabriel Tawil, Glendale WI 53.69% 3 Eileen Garabedian, Andover MA; George Francis, Woburn MA 50.32% 4 Dave Hellwig, Minneapolis MN; William Fisher, Rochester NY 52.40% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Christina Flynn, Northfield MA; Robert Claflin, W Chesterfield NH 57.21% 1 1 1 Neil White - Mary White, Gainesville FL 60.58% 2 Gladys Collier, East Hampton NY; Susan Picus, New York NY 54.49% 2 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 58.33% 3 Myles Maddox - Marilyn Maddox, Pleasant Ridge MI 54.17% 3 Charles Nemes, Hinsdale IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 57.85% 4 2 Joe DeCosta, North Andover MA; Robert Hope, Provost AB 53.04% 4 2 Peter Lombardo, Stoneham MA; Jane Ciarfella, Woburn MA 56.73% 5 Elyse Katz, Newton Highland MA; Sharon Trauring, Brookline MA 52.88% 5 3 Lawrence Gray, Sudbury MA; Ellen Math-Shute, Newton MA 53.69% 6 3 Milton Binder, Needham MA; Donald Carow, East Walpole MA 52.40% 6 Gloria Manna, Johnston RI; Gloria Golden, Cranston RI 53.21% 4 F Donna Daley - Mary McMaster, Seminole FL 51.60% 4 Caroline White, Dover MA; Frances Oleary, Wellesley MA 46.15% 2 Thomas Kurtz - Agnes Kurtz, Hanover NH 44.71%

PROVIDENCE COUNTY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 67.63% 1 1 Constance Graham, Waterford CT; Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 59.13% 2 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 61.22% 2 2 1 Sheng Li - Chieni Liao, New York NY 58.49% 3 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Mary Santini-Ritt, Newton MA 57.05% 3 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 58.01% 4/5 Sheila Greenwald, Montreal QC; Irving Bloom, West Palm Beach FL 55.61% 4 3 Sanjoy Dasgupta, Castle Rock CO; Brandon Sheumaker, Golden CO 55.93% 4/5 1 Paul Wacks, Peabody MA; Rolf Paul, Needham MA 55.61% 5 Nataly Goldin, Auburndale MA; Arkady Shifrin, Natick MA 54.97% 6 Cristina Tita, Northville MI; Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI 55.13% 6 4 Krystyna Ciesluk, Merrimack NH; Diane Martin, Andover MA 53.37% 2 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Claude Henin, Ottawa ON 52.72% 2 Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA; Lois DeBlois, Warwick RI 45.51% 3 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 50.48% 4 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Paul Matheson, New Bedford MA 47.28% 1 Marlene Gage - Margaret Chambers, Toronto ON 38.78% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Robert Hollow, Madoc ON; Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON 70.83% 1 Tony Petronella, North Kingstown RI; Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC 61.06% 2 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 59.46% 2 James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 60.74% 3 Jay Costello - Donna Steffan, East Amherst NY 54.49% 3 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Chandler Gibbs Jr, Poughkeepsie NY 59.78% 4 Martha McGhee, Maitland FL; Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL 53.37% 4/5 1/2 C Edward Midgley, Irvington NY; Laura Midgley, Irvington, NY 54.33% 5 1 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Lois Zeisler, Fairfield CT 52.40% 4/5 1/2 John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 54.33% 6 2 Gloria McCain, Orlando FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 51.92% 6/7 3 1 Harry Marsh - Michael Stevens, Waltham MA 52.88% 3 1 Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL; Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 50.64% 6/7 William Vinson, Boynton Beach FL; Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL 52.88% 4 2 Roger Marchand - Junice Marchand, The Villages FL 48.56% 4 Janis Rush, Austin TX; Paul Nickerson, Morristown NJ 51.60% 2 Jake Olson, Blaine MN; Eli Jolley, Auburn AL 46.31%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Helen Bauer, Elburn IL; David Bauer, West Chicago IL 59.78% 1 1 1 Nancy Spencer - Mary Goodman, Halifax NS 63.27% 2 2 Francoise Han, Cambridge MA; Judith Grace, Brookline MA 55.91% 2 2 Eniko Fokos - Robert Fokos, Chilmark MA 57.48% 3 3 Tinna Moy, Newton MA; Richard Thome, Carlsbad CA 55.23% 3 3 Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA; Pamela Hughes, Bend OR 53.83% 4 Flora Hall - Anne McKenna, Eastham MA 53.87% 4 Pamela Lana-Sarrate, Ottawa ON; Marie Lefebvre, Cumberland ON 53.49% 4 2 Meryl Ray - Martha Mugar, Belmont MA 52.98% 2 Eula Walsh - Pat Clancy, Waltham MA 49.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Margaret Kiernan, Schererville IN; Rekha Bash, 58.93% 1 1 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Ronnie Fuchs, Lexington MA 64.29% 2 2 Priscilla Loring, Andover MA; Vanette Aleksic, Winchester MA 53.87% 2 2 Elizabeth Vanhorn, Webster NY; Jane Romal, Brockport NY 63.99% 3 3 1 Tom Etheridge - Luanne Rolly, Boston MA 52.98% 3 3 Ron Walenius - Eleanor Walenius, Toronto ON 61.31% 4 2 Peter Clay - Andy Clay, Wellesley MA 50.60% 4 4 Nancy Daly, New York NY; Gordon Lilly, Virginia Beach VA 53.27% 1 Luke Dwyer - Melissa Parkin, Boston MA 46.13% Page 22 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY AFT/EVE SIDE PAIRS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BB EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Allan Roderiques - Lois Belliveau, Lynn MA 55.29% 1 1 Nancy Heck, Los Angeles CA; Preston Carlisle, Ogdensburg NY 61.86% 2 2 John Shufelt - Jean Shufelt, Naples FL 55.13% 2 2 Judith Bussell - Jean Johnson, Devonshire Bermuda 57.21% 3 3 Don Friedman - Rona Friedman, San Francisco CA 54.97% 3 Ali Yalman, Istanbul Turkey; Dundar Giftgioglu, Izmir Turkey 57.05% 4 4 George Charrier - Marian Charrier, West Chester OH 53.85% 4 Ilse Rothman - Edward Rothman, Dartmouth MA 54.97% 5 Judy Fiske, Sagamore Beach MA; Kathleen Kenney, South Yarmouth MA 53.53% 5 3 1 Catherine Ferguson - M Mac Callum, Killearn Scotland 54.17% 6 1 Patsy Fitzpatrick - Burch Fitzpatrick, Piedmont CA 51.92% 6 4 Ann Taylor - Abha Patel, Port St Lucie FL 52.08% 2 Jon Rankin - Emily Rankin, Nichols NY 48.88% 5 Gloria Tamlyn - Ralph Tamlyn, Larchmont NY 51.60% 2 Louise Schellenberger, Middleborough MA; Michele Garfield, Switzerland 48.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CC EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1/2 Linda Tuff, Lower Sackville NS; John Currie, Halifax NS 57.21% 1 1 1 David Alpert, Washington DC; Richard Alpert, Acton MA 62.82% 1/2 1 1 David Loucks - M-Madeleine Loucks, Toronto ON 57.21% 2 James Greer - Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT 57.53% 3 Joan Van Geffen - Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 54.97% 3 2 Matthew Hoskins - Elizabeth Hoskins, Shoreham-By-Sea England 56.41% 4 2 2 Alvin Doo, Innisfail AB; Barbara Levine, San Francisco CA 53.69% 4 Mary Green - Roy Green, Carlisle MA 56.25% 5 Susan Mastrola - Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 52.72% 5 Ginny O’Toole, Yardley PA; Arnold Selig, Philadelphia PA 54.49% 6 Sam Graham - Velma Graham, Germantown TN 52.24% 6 3 Claus Buchthal, Chilmark MA; Steven Buchthal, Honolulu HI 53.37% 3 Gordon Webster, Framingham MA; Paul Weinbaum, Norwood MA 51.28% 4 Virginia Gibbons, Alexandria VA; Timothy Smith, Kearneysville WV 51.60% 4 David Ganz, Novato CA; Christine Aquin POPE, Toronto ON 50.48% 2 Steven Bronstein, Palm Beach FL; H Bossman, Brookline MA 51.12% 3 Patricia Poitras - James Poitras, Narcoossee FL 47.12%

BRISTOL COUNTY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Eric Arvidsson, Borlange Sweden; Simon Bech, Stockholm Sweden 57.69% 1 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 66.19% 2 Judith Weisman, Englewood NJ; Ronald Felton, New York NY 57.37% 2 Walter Pease - Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 55.45% 3 Susan Khanna - Deepak Khanna, Shillington PA 56.73% 3 Anita Morse - Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC 55.29% 4 Donald Kersey - Kenneth Allan, Kingston ON 55.61% 4 1 David Olson, Owings Mills MD; James Olson, Charleston WV 53.37% 5/6 Stewart Mackeigan, Wilmington MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA 54.17% 5 Jay Keenan, Hooksett NH; Robert Cohen, Merrimack NH 51.28% 5/6 1 Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN; Robert Lass, Chicago IL 54.17% 6 Linda Trent - Brian Trent, Fullerton CA 49.84% 2 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX 47.76% 2 Norma Shelly - Charlene Sunderland, Schenectady NY 49.04% 1 Faye Gilraine - Gary Gilraine, Vancouver BC 45.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EE EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Sandra Drum - Charles Drum, Dover MA 61.70% 1 1 Rona Levine - Stephen Levine, New York NY 65.38% 2 Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 59.13% 2 2 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 59.62% 3 Florence Beaird, Lake Forest Pk WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA 57.85% 3 Jeffrey Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 57.37% 4 Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA; , Palm Desert CA 55.45% 4 Nada Sundermeyer - Clay Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 56.57% 5 Gerry McCully - Rhonda Foster, New Westminster BC 53.85% 5 3 Phyllis Harlan - Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 55.29% 6 1 1 Murat Azizoglu, Concord MA; Jan Popiel, Lexington MA 52.88% 6 Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Martin Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL 53.69% 2 Carolyn Weiser, Woburn MA; Thomas Deady, Jr, Medford MA 50.00% 1 Mehmet Kordov - Kutlu Unal, Bogota NJ 53.04% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FF EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Terry Currie - Joan Pleason, Houston TX 64.90% 1 Wolfe Thompson, Vancouver WA; Marc Zwerling, Portland OR 57.21% 2 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 58.89% 2 Riva Akerman - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 56.25% 3 1 James Jones Jr, Jamaica Plain MA; Anne Dolbear, Brookline MA 57.19% 3 Danny Kleinman - John Lu, Los Angeles CA 56.22% 4 2 1 Bruce Brown - Elizabeth Brown, Denton TX 55.74% 4 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 56.06% 5 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Frank Aquila, Fairlawn OH 53.79% 5 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA 55.98% 6 3 Philip Nyman, Weston MA; Cleveland Peeke, Wellesley MA 51.55% 6 Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA; Pat Thomas, Salinas CA 52.86% 1 Carolyn Deyett - Elaine Hall, Canton MI 52.75% 2 1 Deirdre Davis - Brian Collins, St. John’s NL 51.20%

BLUE RIBBON PAIRS FIRST SEMI-FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D E EAST-WEST 1 Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 63.63% 1 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Robert Levin, Bronx NY 61.55% 2 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL 62.65% 2 Brian Senior, Nottingham England; Nigel Bird, London England 58.61% 3 David Berkowitz - Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 62.53% 3 Martin De Knijff, Las Vegas NV; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm 1 Sweden 58.57% 4 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 61.67% 4 Salvador Assael, Alsancak Turkey; Yalcin Atabey, Selomigesme Ist Turkey 57.97% 5 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Plantation FL 59.51% 5 Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 57.78% 6 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY 59.48% 6 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 57.70% 7 Kujawa Krzysztof, Lublin Poland; Piotr Kucharski, Poland 58.86% 7 Michael Moss, New York NY; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC 57.50% 8 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 58.48% 8 Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands; David Kendrick, Royston Herts England 57.29% 9 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Paul Hackett, Manchester England 58.15% 9 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN 57.15% 10 John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY 56.97% 10 Fred King, Falls Church VA; Robert Bell, Washington DC 56.75% 11 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Warren Rosner, White Plains NY 56.88% 11 Jacek Poletylo - Mareu Wojcicki, Lublin Poland 56.49% 12 James Cayne, New York NY; , Hollywood FL 56.66% 12 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 55.90% 13 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL 55.81% 13 Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 55.83% 14 Gavin Wolpert, New York NY; Ron Smith, San Francisco CA 55.71% 14 David Ewart, London England; Andrew McIntosh, London Wc England 55.47% 15 Johan Sylvan - Marten Gustawsson, Stockholm Sweden 54.79% 15 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 55.36% 16 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 54.60% 16 Berry Westra, Krmibn Rrn Den Netherlands; Vincent Ramondt, Alphen Aan Den Netherlands 55.30% 17 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Steven Cooper, Ft Collins CO 54.36% 17 David Yang, Chicago IL; Jeff Fang, Arcadia CA 54.15% 18 Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam 54.25% 18 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 53.68% 19 Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo Japan 53.94% 19 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 53.51% 20 Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 53.89% 20 Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA; Ed Freeman, Portland OR 53.46% 21 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 53.85% 21 Steve Reed, Arlington VA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 53.41% 22 Manuel Capucho, Leboa Portugal; Maria Capucho, Esboa Portugal 53.40% 22 Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 53.40% 23 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 52.58% 23 Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC; Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB 52.46% 24 Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 52.32% 24 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 51.93% 25 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL 50.78% 25 Robert McKinnon, Paisley Scotland; Ian Patrick, Wishaw Scotland 51.20% 26 David Hoffner, Smithville NJ; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 50.68% 26 Phyllis Chase, Providence RI; Juan Castillo, Wilton Manors FL 51.18%

MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H I J EAST-WEST 1 Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA; Laurence Hansen, Healdsburg CA 63.97% 1 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 60.79% 2 Otto Adamec - Greg Reich, New York NY 61.01% 2 Arne Maki - Gene Maki, Dallas OR 60.32% 3 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 60.76% 3 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 59.06% 4 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY 60.41% 4 Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 58.18% 5 Katie Scalamandre - Gino Scalamandre, Surfside FL 60.40% 5 Nicolas Hammond, Atlanta GA; Joseph Sauro, North Bay ON 58.09% 6 Helen Colter - George Colter, Fredericton NB 58.40% 6 Chris Coffman, West Palm Bch FL; Roger Coffman, West Palm Beach FL 58.06% 7 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 58.26% 7 Jose Gaztambide, West Hartford CT; Lea Selig, W Hartford CT 57.86% 8 Winston Legge Jr - Jennie Legge, Pensacola FL 57.56% 8 Patricia Chambers - Robin Chambers, Palo Alto CA 57.41% 9 Mike Bovarnick, Mercer Island WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI 56.22% 9 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY 57.36% 10 Collis James Jackson, Brookline NH; Alan Frantz, Wayland MA 55.73% 10 Carolyne Fox - George Fox, Manvel TX 55.96% 11 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 55.19% 11 Debbie Benner - Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT 55.34% 12 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Fairfield CT 55.16% 12 Adam Ruprecht, Seattle WA; Andrew Hoskins, Redmond WA 54.83% 13 Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; David Rock, Westfield MA 54.99% 13 Paul Hattis, Newton MA; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 54.64% 14 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Edward Hynes, Penobsquis NB 54.37% 14 Michael Schrage - Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 54.49% 15 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI 54.09% 15 Evan Markowitz, New York NY; Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY 53.95% 16 Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH; Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY 53.48% 16 Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Jeanne McKenzie, Medford MA 53.18% 17 Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA; Randy Corn, Kirkland WA 53.47% 17 Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 53.07% 18 Grant Vance - Gregory Vance, San Leandro CA 53.42% 18 William Riley - Nancy Riley, Silver Lake OH 53.02% 19 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC 53.33% 19 Allen McRae, Portland ME; Roland Miller, Bowdoin ME 52.17% 20 Paul Eberman - Madi Drimmer, Sarasota FL 53.24% 20 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Edwin Lewis III, Bolton CT 51.41% 21 Judith Marshall, Buffalo NY; Marie Wiley, London ON 52.70% 21 Serge Aronovich - Marianne Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 51.31% Daily Bulletin Page 23

TUESDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Patricia Baugh - Jack Baugh, Voorheesville NY 63.10% 1 1 Joyce Gottlieb, West Bloomfield MI; Arnold Gottlieb, W Bloomfield MI 54.46% 2 1 Karen Largay - Sheila Gillin, Avon CT 53.57% 2 2 Cheryl Sober, Newtonville MA; Natalie Bernstein, Newton MA 53.27% 3 2 1 Ruth Westheimer, US; Aileen Hart, Boston MA 52.98% 3 3 1 Betty Ellis, Gloucester MA; Anne Waiker, Manchester MA 52.38% 4 3 Rosanne Catarius, Roslindale MA; Aline Sullivan, Cambridge MA 52.08% 4 4 2 Melissa Parkin - Luke Dwyer, Boston MA 52.08% 4/5 David Makey, Meridian MS; Ian Makey, Boston MA 48.51% 4/5 2 Elizabeth Gerding, Newcastle ME; James Gerding, Bowie MD 48.51% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Arthur Aiken, Glover VT; William Beadle, St Johnsbury VT 61.90% 1 1 1 Terry Berenson, Swampscott MA; Carolyn Brauer, Marblehead MA 58.33% 2 Ann Newman - Arnold Rosenholtz, Hampton Bays NY 60.89% 2 2 Jacqueline Shaevel, Brookline MA; Melanie Karp, Needham MA 55.65% 3 2 2 Thomas Clancy - Henry Ackermann, Merrimack NH 51.96% 3 3 Jan Anderson - Ellen Harris, Manchester MA 53.14% 4 Ann Sparrow, Lakeville MA; Louise Schellenberger, Middleborough MA 50.34% 4 John Frank, Weston MA; Peter Karp, Needham MA 51.36% 3 Devon Poor, New York NY; Deborah Wight, Dorset VT 49.18% 2 Lee Corbett - Ross Lieb-Lappen, Winooski VT 50.00%

TUESDAY MORNING 5/20/50 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Harriet Randall, Waban MA; Susan Gladstone, West Newton MA 69.94% 1 1 Laura Heintz, Weston MA; Nicole Hynes, Chestnut Hill MA 57.91% 2 Robert James - Susan James, Sandwich MA 60.84% 2 Robert Kvaal, Lexington MA; Robert Curtice, Burlington MA 57.48% 3 Leah Moulton, Friday Harbor WA; Louise Bendonis, Hobe Sound FL 59.48% 3 2 1 Ruth Sones - Monika Congdon, Manchester MA 54.42% 4 Nancy Loomis, Canaan NH; Dulany Bennett, S Woodstock VT 55.70% 4 3 2 Diana Bell, Weston MA; Gaynor Casner, Concord MA 50.98% 1 1 Annebelle Cohen - Arnold Cohen, Chestnut Hill MA 42.48% 2 Marlene Nussbaum, Boston MA; Susan Jacobs, Newton MA 41.67%

TOMORROW’S BRIDGE EVENTS New Hampshire Day Friday, November 28, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Cape Cod Canal Thursday-Friday Morning Bracketed 3-4 Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Compact Knockout Teams Ocean State Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Granite State Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed 1-2 Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Compact Knockout Teams Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Friday, November 28, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $14.50 Friday, November 28, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. National 99er Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $16.50 — Lake Winnisquam Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom G, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Bretton Woods Stratified Senior Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom G, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Friday, November 28, 1 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 3rd single session Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Friday, November 28, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Westin Essex Ballroom, 3rd Floor $18 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions. Entry required by 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27. BILL KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Westin America Ballroom, 4th Floor $18 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions Loon Mountain Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 2000+; 0-2000 Lilac Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 300-750; 0-300. Gold points! Franconia Notch Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Friday, November 28, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $14.50 Friday, November 28, 7:30 p.m. Simon Arena Region Stratified Swiss Teams single Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $14.50 $16.50 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 4th single session $15.50 $17.50 Pawtuckaway Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $14.50 Friday, November 28, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (2500+), B (750-2500), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Page 24 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S BRIDGE EVENTS See page 2 for other events Cape Cod Day Thursday, November 27, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Cape Cod Canal Thursday-Friday Morning Bracketed 1-2 Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Compact Knockout Teams Ocean State Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Goodwill Committee Monday-Thursday Morning 4th Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Thursday, November 27, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $14.50 Thursday, November 27, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Provincetown Monument Stratified 1-2 Marriott Ballroom F, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Thursday, November 27, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Old Silver Beach Stratified Senior Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom G, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Thursday, November 27, 1 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 1st single session Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Thursday, November 27, 1 & 7:30 p.m. EDGAR KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Westin America Ballroom, 4th Floor $18 — Nauset Light Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Myles Walsh Stratified Mixed Pairs 1-2 Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Narragansett Bay Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 National Seashore Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $15.50 $17.50 Thursday, November 27, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $14.50 Thursday, November 27, 7:30 p.m. Helene Lombardo Stratified Swiss Teams single Marriott Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor $14.50 $16.50 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 2nd single session Marriott Ballroom E, 4th Floor $15.50 $17.50 Edwin and Ruth Brooks Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $14.50 $14.50 Thursday, November 27, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Marriott Ballroom H, 4th Floor $12/team/match

Note: Pre-registration for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (2500+), B (750-2500), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

Cod, ferry service to the nearby vacation built on a hill and can be seen from Nov. 27 Cape Cod Day islands of Nantucket and Martha’s about 15 miles away. Whale watching Cape Cod is well-known to travelers as the most Vineyard, whale watch excursions, and tours and fishing trips are available from famous beach region in all of New England, offering Hyannis Harbor tours where you might the wharves here to enjoy the bounties spectacular ocean settings with views of wide dune see Basking sharks, ocean sun fish, of the Atlantic Ocean. fields and sandy bluffs. Add to this the charm of dolphins, porpoises and more. Glass- Whether you’re looking for colonial numerous harbors, quaint villages and forests with blowing and shaping at the glass factory history or modern activities, Cape Cod the smell of the sea, and you’ll understand the is both educational and entertaining. provides a spectrum of entertainment unique lure of this beautiful tourist location. Heading down cape toward and educational endeavors. Restaurants Besides its sandy beaches, Cape Cod is rich in Provincetown, you’ll pass the National of all type abound and are famous for history and offers a variety of activities to please Seashore and the location of the their exceptional seafood cuisine. visitors of all ages. The upper cape bridges serve as Marconi early experimental radio Whether you want to explore America’s the entry way to this elbow-shaped peninsula located transmission station that successfully early heritage, laze on the warm, sandy in the eastern most portion of Massachusetts. Early sent radio signals to Europe for the first time. beaches, shop in the many unique little stores, or American history abounds here with towns founded Provincetown is past the picturesque dunes at Truro commune with nature on the many beautiful nature in the early days of American history. Mid-cape and offers a variety of shops that highlight the local and bike trails, Cape Cod provides that special highlights include a natural history museum of Cape arts. The 250 foot tall Pilgrim Tower located there is getaway with something for all to enjoy.